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As a Christmas gift for console war enthusiasts, a report surfaced today which, if true, would end up naming Sony and its CEO, Jim Ryan, as one of the biggest industry hypocrites and liars. Reportedly, Sony’s CEO claimed that the Xbox Game Pass subscription service doesn’t represent real competition for PlayStation due to its low numbers.
According to Insider Gaming and its sources, when asked directly by Jim Ryan about Xbox Game Pass, he responded forcefully about the service’s “weak” numbers and how well the new PlayStation 5 stood in comparison. Apparently, and as he confirms, PS5 sales are doing very well, so they don’t see the service as competition. But despite that, it goes against what they did with Activision and Call of Duty against Microsoft.
Looking at Game Pass, it seems to be experiencing a slowdown. [los números de Game Pass]. Looking at Game Pass, we’ve sold more PS5s in two years than we’ve collected subscribers, and have done so for 6-7 years.
Sony is inconsistent in its statements and actions against Xbox.
However, when it comes to these statements, we see inconsistencies due to the blistering pressure they exert to prevent the purchase of Activision by Microsoft. In their attempt to prevent the deal, they have made statements that make them look like hypocrites to everyone, because it would cut off access to these games and be “bad for competition, bad for the gaming industry. game and bad for the players themselves”. But on the other hand, they continue to create exclusivity agreements with cross-platform games like Final Fantasy or Call of Duty.
At this point, we are faced with the following situation: Xbox has Sony as its main opponent, which is the company most opposed to this acquisition. As such, regulators such as the AMC and FTC, and even some gamers have filed lawsuits to block the purchase, which Microsoft will have to deal with in the coming months in order to continue its plan to include great games in Xbox Game Pass.