Microsoft believes that Sony "exaggerates the importance of " Call of Duty "
Currently, the UK regulator Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is conducting a second phase of investigation into the Microsoft Activision Blizzard acquisition case. Microsoft recently provided a reply to the CMA, believing that Sony "apparently exaggerates the importance of "Call of Duty".
CMA pointed out that "the competition between game consoles, game subscription services and cloud game services has a real prospect of a significant reduction." In terms of game consoles, CMA is worried that there will be a "network effect" such as "the influx of players brought by the acquisition will bring more content." CMA says Xbox will take the Activision Blizzard with a strong gaming library, which may damage the competitiveness of PlayStation and any other new platforms. CMA is more worried that if the acquisition is completed, Xbox will have an "unparalleled advantage" in cloud streaming if it is completed, with Azure's powerful cloud infrastructure and ubiquitous Microsoft operating system ownership, which may put Xbox in the dominance of anti-competition for other game subscription services.
Based on this, Microsoft argued that PlayStation's 150 million installed capacity is twice as high as Xbox's 64.7 million. Due to PlayStation's current major market advantages, these arguments have no reason to investigate further. It even mentioned that Sony raised the price of PlayStation 5 in some countries outside the United States "without worrying about losing market share."
In addition, Microsoft also accused CMA of making the decisive reliance on "Sony's self-defense reputation", believing that Sony "apparently exaggerates the importance of Call of Duty". Although PlayStation may not welcome the intensification of competition, it certainly has the ability to adapt to competition. In addition, Microsoft has reiterated that it has no plans to make Call of Duty an exclusive game, and said that the move will damage the brand image of Xbox and Call of Duty.
. In terms of game subscription services, Microsoft has not changed its plan to bring Activision Blizzard's well-known IP to XGP, and said that if any consumers turn to Xbox, it is because Xbox provides better purchasing options and is beneficial to players, so CMA should encourage it. And Xbox's potential dominance in cloud streaming services, Microsoft says that because cloud game is a growing market, trying to rule out opponents are not in its best interest, hoping to encourage it to exist as a whole.
At present, Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has approved the relevant supervisory agencies of Saudi Arabia and Brazil .
Xbox cloud games will log in to Meta Quest VR device
Microsoft and Meta announced an important partnership. Xbox cloud games will log in to Quest VR devices. There is no specific launch time yet, but Meta said it hopes to "share information in this area as soon as possible."
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed at Meta Connect event that Xbox Cloud Games will support Quest VR devices by logging into the Meta Quest Store. "When Xbox Cloud Games is launched in the Meta Quest Store, players will be able to connect Xbox controllers to Quest VR devices, playing console games in the XGP Ultimate Edition game library on a huge 2D screen, just like there is a private theater at any time. "
new Aurora Silver Special Edition Xbox Wireless Controller announced
Microsoft officially announced the new Aurora Silver Special Edition Xbox Wireless Controller, with a price of 499 yuan in the bank. It has been exclusively launched in Microsoft's official mall and will be shipped one after another from October 25th.
Xbox wireless controller adopts wireless Bluetooth dual mode, which is connected to multiple platforms; has a comfortable control design, an anti-slip textured grip; a built-in trigger vibration motor, providing realistic game feedback; custom map buttons to adapt to the personal preferences of different players.
Apple Music is now logged in to Xbox
Apple music streaming platform Apple Music, now logged in to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles, players can download it from the Xbox store or Microsoft store. In addition to the full screen version, the Apple Music application of
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