Years have passed before we could see PS5 on the shelves. Or, at least, that they could be bought through the normal channels, although with an increase in price for the same reasons that have affected Xbox. But that does not remove the other reality: Sony is already working on its successor, it is rumored that it will arrive between 2026 and 2027 and, in the event of the formalization of the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, the creators of Call of Duty or Crash Bandicoot will have to Find out about its characteristics on your own. Or at least, not preferentially.
Own jim ryan (head of the PlayStation brand) has ensured that Sony will not offer PS6 information to Activision Blizzard in case it ends up being integrated into the Xbox Game Studios project. And the reasons behind this are more or less self-explanatory: Microsoft could benefit from direct information about its future plans. Including your cloud gaming project.
We simply cannot take the risk that a company owned by a direct competitor will have access to the information of [PS6].
It should be noted that Ryan’s statements are not a response to the FTC’s actions, but come from an excerpt redacted (crossing out confidential elements) and registered in April of this year, which can be seen Shared by Stephen Totilo. And it is undeniable that Sony is not lacking for reasons. However, from here it is time to raise the most essential Is this the best for future PlayStation gamers?
The plan is for Call of Duty to continue coming out on PlayStation. And one of Sony’s biggest concerns, expressed openly, is that despite this there will be an exodus of players to the Xbox and PC systems after the gradual disappearance of a consolidated priority treatment with the saga cemented year after year. Thus, if all systems offer the same content and at the same time, it should be the characteristics that establish a priority. For example, the PS5 DualSense controller.
Without going any further, Sony itself assured throughout the legal proceedings that Activision could begin to neglect the PlayStation versions of Call of Duty after the purchase of Microsoft by not taking advantage of the unique features of its consoles and even dropping that they could appear bugs (or errors in the game) even unintentionally. Exaggeration or not, Phil Spencer is very clear that not releasing games like call of duty on PlayStation is shooting yourself in the foot.
What’s more, Xbox Game Studios plans to bring Call of Duty to more systems like Nintendo Switch. Which doesn’t favor PlayStation either.
In any case, these statements will or will not have to be substantiated very soon: the recent action by the US FTC has blocked the purchase and has accelerated the processes. Currently, all the parties involved are giving their point of view and it will not take too long to see how a million-dollar purchase that went from being a procedure to being a true soap opera will end.
Precautionary measure or shot in the foot? In any case, and seen what has been seen, Nintendo is not the only company that is already talking directly about its next console. And that PlayStation VR2 has been with us for a few months.
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