![]() The European Commission will now reveal its judgement slightly later - on 25th April. In a separate development on the other side of the pond, Europe's regulator has decided to extend its deadline to decide whether Microsoft's $68.7bn Activision Blizzard buyout should go ahead (thanks, VGC). Just yesterday, Xbox boss Phil Spencer revealed that Microsoft owning COD would mean the end of console-exclusive DLC. The exclusivity of Activision Blizzard games - most notably Call of Duty - has been a key concern of Sony and financial regulators when discussing Microsoft's deal. ![]() Microsoft will now be able to see how Sony has approached regulators and argued against the deal from coming to pass, and view evidence of how Sony goes about securing its own exclusivity arrangements. Newscast: Where does Microsoft go next to get its Activision Blizzard deal done? Sony has emerged as the acquisition's key opponent, and Microsoft is hoping this ruling will allow it to gain leverage with the US regulator ahead of its own judgement.Ī judge has now ruled that Microsoft can view Sony's communications with regulators about the Activision deal, as well as details of Sony's own exclusivity agreements with game publishers since 2019. Anyway, what are your thoughts on this? Does Sony’s absence makes you feel any less excited for the E3? Drop your comments down below.Microsoft has successfully won access to a trove of internal Sony documentation pertinent to its Activision Blizzard deal - something the PlayStation maker was fiercely opposed to. ![]() So who knows, maybe big names like Microsoft and Nintendo will drop E3, which, hopefully never happens. In fact, games like Cyberpunk 2077 got a solid response for their efforts on platforms like Twitch. I mean, Nintendo does it with its Nintendo Direct. With the power of internet, brands now have the flexibility to show off their products live to millions of gamers across the globe, right from their offices. Of course, big names like Microsoft and Nintendo were quick enough to confirm their presence, but the relevance of E3 itself is a bit questionable, in my opinion. That, however, puts E3 in a weird spot altogether. After all, it’ll allow them to get the full media attention. But as I mentioned previously, maybe Sony is looking to push their own shows like PSX. Sony’s presence was highly anticipated mainly because of games like The Last Of Us II, some crisp details around the games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, Spider-Man, etc. I mean, after a successful year with strong console sales and exclusive GOTY contenders like God of War, you’d expect Sony to hold an offsite show of its own, right? But nope! That being said, Sony’s absence in a wildly popular show like E3 is very unusual, really. So, by skipping E3 2019, Sony is merely ensuring that they have some solid developments to show off during the next holiday season. The way I see it, they’re not ready to show off their development just yet. Sony is actively working on the development of the next-gen console. Although Sony says, it has decided to skip the event to explore new ways to engage their community in 2019, it’s pretty clear that they’re holding off their presence to due to PlayStation 5. ![]() ![]() In fact, Sony also cancelled PSX 2018, so this trend is certainly raising some eyebrows in the gaming industry. It’s worth pointing out that Sony is skipping an E3 event for the first time in 24 years. The announcement came from PlayStation’s senior vice president of communications Jennifer Clark, who told Game Informer that Sony “will not activate or hold a press conference around E3.” E3 2019 ![]()
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