Microsoft’s defense to take over Activision Blizzard continues to reveal key data such as the arrival date of the next generation of consoles.
Key day in the video game industry, especially for Microsoft and Activision Blizzardsince the United States courts accept the defense of those from Redmond in their attempt to carry out the acquisition of the company that owns Call of Duty. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could stop the movement of 69 billion dollarsso the San Francisco courts will live five days full of the most interesting statements, to the point of talking about the next generation of consoles.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are just some of the key figures testifying in the trial that could lead to Microsoft has to pay $3 billion to Activision Blizzard if by July 18 the purchase is blocked. In this way, those from Redmond are going all out, revealing the price of Project Q, the “portable version” of PS5, or the arrival of the new generation of consoles.
In court documents reviewed by IGN, Microsoft revealed that the “expected start period” of the next generation of Xbox and PlayStation 6 will be in the year 2028. In this way, the consoles will be launched eight years after the Xbox Series and PS5, with possible features, backward compatibility and, obviously, games for the platforms unknown. At the same time, Sony would deny information about PS6 to Activision if the purchase by Microsoft is closed.
Sony confessed that PS6 would not arrive until at least 2027
While the arrival of PS6 and the new generation of Xbox could be affected since there are still five years left until the initial planned period, it should be remembered that Sony said it did not expect its future console to arrive until at least 2027.. In fact, the company claimed that it expected to miss the arrival of Call of Duty games that same year just like other Activision games.
For its part, Microsoft continues to defend the agreements signed with rival video game companies such as Nintendo, with which it has agreed to bring Call of Duty games to its consoles. However, the company has failed to close a similar deal with Sony, the main company against the agreement. Will Microsoft get hold of Activision Blizzard? Will PS6 and a new Xbox arrive in 2028?