Phil Spencer: “PlayStation is the biggest threat, they pay to block games from getting to Xbox”

in its own context to prevent its acquisition Activision Blizzard From the US FTC, the Phil Spencer To answer various questions about the gaming industry. In this context, he made some sweeping statements, stressing that Sony is actively fighting to prevent Xbox from surviving.

Specifically, the head of the gaming department Microsoft PlayStation has been described as a hostile competitor, and has focused on “blocking rights” that it constantly pays to prevent other companies from releasing their games on the Xbox. Specner pointed to the many cash deals PlayStation is making with other companies so that Xbox doesn’t shun mega franchises like Final Fantasy, for example.

Below you can find a relevant excerpt from his statement in court:

I think one of the biggest threats to Xbox survival right now is Sony paying teams to keep their content off Xbox.

Releasing our games on PlayStation allows them to use the revenue they make from our content to sign exclusively to third-party games, to ban them from our platform.

They can use the proceeds from the games we release on their platform to prevent Xbox from surviving. I feel I am enabling a strong competitor to further his ambitions.

Every time we release a game on PlayStation, split 70 by 30, Sony takes 30% of the revenue we get from their platform. And then they use that money among other revenue to do things that try to undermine Xbox’s survival in the market.

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