The FTC has granted Microsoft access to PlayStation documents despite opposition from Sony.
In a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in February, Microsoft demanded that Sony documents be inspected.
In a so-called disclosure phase, files were also requested from SIE executives, including performance evaluations.
Sony wanted to put a stop to this in court and even accused Microsoft of harassment.
But the FTC has now allowed Microsoft access to these documents from Sony and PlayStation.
The judge therefore ruled in favor of Microsoft and said in summary that Sony must produce documents that are relevant to the case.
The judgment states: “Even if a subpoenaed third party satisfactorily demonstrates that compliance with the subpoena would involve a significant degree of burden, inconvenience and expense, this does not excuse the production of information generally relevant to the issues of the proceeding appear.”
Sony must now grant access to documents that date back up to five years. They could uncover possible future anti-competitive practices that may still be relevant to the case and Sony’s request to block the deal.
The European Commission has just extended the deadline for making a decision on the takeover.
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