We’ve learned what PlayStation asked Xbox to agree to acquire Activision

A few days ago, the multi-day hearing of her legal dispute was completed Microsoft With the US Federal Trade Commission’s desire to block its acquisition Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. In this context, a very interesting e-mail conversation arose between him Phil Spencerhead to X-Boxso is it Jim Ryanhead to Play Station.

Specifically, the two high-level executives contacted each other in the summer of 2022 to reach an agreement regarding Activision Blizzard’s post-acquisition content. So, as the emails reveal, Microsoft sent a preliminary contract to Sony in January 2022 that would have ensured that all existing Activision games already available on PlayStation as well as future versions of Call of Duty and existing Activision franchises would remain on PlayStation until December 31, 2027, without benefits. Xbox like exclusive content.

However, Sony opposed and instead counterproposed Microsoft, setting their own terms that would cause them not to oppose the deal. Thus, below you can see in detail each of the relevant emails, as well as the terms that PlayStation wanted on its part.

Terms of Sony’s counterproposal to Microsoft to agree to acquire Activision Blizzard:

A long-term assurance that all current and future Activision and Blizzard games, regardless of franchise, will continue to sell on PlayStation.

The selling prices of all Activision Blizzard games must be the same on PlayStation and their games will not be cheaper on Xbox.

Same treatment for all Activision Blizzard games on subscription services, whether on PlayStation or Xbox. There are no Xbox Game Pass benefits.

Ignoring all contracts signed by PlayStation for financial and marketing support to Activision that Sony would have to pay Microsoft after the acquisition was completed.

Agreement to begin talks regarding equal treatment of all Bethesda games on PlayStation and Xbox.

Emails exchanged between Phil Spencer and Jim Ryan:

Here’s the key email exchange between Xbox’s Phil Spencer and PlayStation’s Jim Ryan about Call of Duty. You can read about this exchange here: https://t.co/Tgrfy7xxA5 pic.twitter.com/cqQkIJ9yBG

– Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 28, 2023

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