I don’t know if you remember this, but a while ago, at the height of the Activision Blizzard purchase, there was a fearless group of friends who has decided to file a class action lawsuit against Microsoft because, according to their heads, the merger would harm their noble and neat Playstation consoles and they would find themselves without playing Call of Duty.
Yes, I ridicule him. But you can imagine the face of this judge reading the trial. No seriously, imagine. Now imagine that Sony itself has to go as a witness called to testify. Well that, a circus that may have lasted longer than it was supposed to. The previous one they presented had already been drafted, but when it was rejected they came back with another
Farewell to the circus, now to pay something else
Fortunately things return to their fate and these four gentlemen defending Playstation today will have to start blowing up their piggy banks to pay the costs of the trial. Because that’s what happens when you lose, you pay the fees. Now imagine what those blue warriors will have to pay in terms of fees to judges, attorneys, and Microsoft lawyers, which just doesn’t seem cheap.
The judge saw no basis to rule in favor of these buddies and settled the matter decide that there can be no punishment based on fantasies (It’s not literal, it’s my harvest). You can Read the full text herebut if you want a quick snippet, here it is.
There is nothing in the record to suggest that after the merger Microsoft could do anything to cause those versions of Call of Duty currently owned by the plaintiffs to stop working, let alone that they would. Therefore, the day after the merge, they can play exactly the same way they played with their friends before the merge.
It is unlikely that Microsoft will release any new version of Call of Duty before a decision on the merits, exclusive to Microsoft.
We are far from seeing the soap opera end, perhaps this sentence will have a deterrent effect for others who would like to follow the same path.
