Summary
Leaked Sony documents reveal thatPlayStationis worried about Xbox’s recent moves within the industry. Sony detailed its concerns over Xbox Game Pass, as well as Microsoft’s high-profile acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Leaked slides reveal that Sony believes Xbox’s recent acquisition poses a major threat to the future ofPlayStation, partly due to Activision Blizzard’sCall of Dutyseries likely becoming a Game Pass title and receiving exclusive items and features on Xbox, once the series' current exclusivity deal with Sony ends in 2027. This may extend to all Activision Blizzard games, which consist of some of the most prevalent franchises in gaming. Sony explains that this presents a serious issue for its PS+ subscription service, which is a competitor to Game Pass. The company believes that this acquisition will allow Xbox to “leapfrog” Sony’s current position in the market.
The slides also detail Sony’s worries that the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard gave the Xbox platform a fully-fledged PC storefront in Battle.net, a strong position in the mobile market, and an impressive library of popular live-service games.The Activision Blizzard acquisition supplied Xbox with massive franchiseslikeWorld of WarcraftandCandy Crush, in addition toCall of Duty. This spells an uncertain future for PlayStation, but Sony fans can be relieved to know that the company seems to already be working on a solution.
These documents come as part of a wider leak that stemmed from PlayStation-owned Insomniac Games, which saw over 1.3 million of its internal documents released following a breach by hackers. If readers are worried about potential spoilers regarding future titlesfrom Insomniac Games likeMarvel’s Wolverine, it’s probably best to navigate the internet carefully for a little while.
Following this news, some PlayStation fans are probably hoping for an exciting 2024. Fortunately,2024 is filled with plenty of PlayStation releasesthat give fans reason to be hopeful for the console’s future.
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