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It seems that the exclusivity of Final Fantasy XVI has reached the United States Senate, and not in the best possible way. Some will say that it is poetic justice, others that it is simply a direct consequence of an unfair policy. What is certain is that the subject is giving a lot to talk about.
Sony practices are being observed and studied very meticulously this time by the United States Senate, which seems to have set its sights on the exclusivity of Final Fantasy XVI. Sony is being criticized in the US Senate and this is what we know at the moment.
The exclusivity of Final Fantasy XVI in the spotlight in the United States
As he has shared on his Twitter account @ethangach of the Kotaku portal, the United States Senate would be investigating Sony’s policies As for the issue of exclusivities, and this time Final Fantasy XVI has had to pay the price.
Senator Maria Cantwell has criticized in the senate the monopoly of Sony to control the high-end gaming market, and just a few days ago he called Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative, to ask Japan about this issue.
«I was told that Sony controls a 98% monopoly of the high-end or AAA game market, and Japan has still allowed Sony to carry out lousy behaviors in the competitive market environment, such as exclusivity and payments to developers and companies »
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After these words it is logical that the US Senate is right now debating, among other things, this tricky issue that seems almost poetic justice. if we compare it to the attitude that Sony was having lately with the purchase of Activision by Microsoft, which already has a closing date.