Sony Exec Throws Shade at Call of Duty Deal Again

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An Activision executive with a history of taking swipes at Sony on Twitter reveals a comment made by Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan regarding Call of Duty. The comment made by Sony's head can be interpreted as brazenly stubborn without additional context but throws in a new element as Microsoft battles with regulators to complete the deal.

The saga of the Microsoft and Activision merger and Sony's attempts to block the deal has taken many turns and included some theatrics along the way like Microsoft president Brad Smith pulling out an unsigned agreement during a press briefing in Brussels. This was the same day Microsoft announced a deal with Nintendo that would bring Call of Duty back to the platform. While Sony continues to stonewall Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard with arguments of competitive worries with the Call of Duty brand, Microsoft is making 10-year deals with Nintendo and NVIDIA to help its ongoing arguments that it does not want to restrict what platforms one of the largest gaming franchises appears on.

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Activision Executive VP of Corporate Affairs Lulu Cheng Meservy was responding to reports on Twitter that Sony is afraid that Microsoft would release buggy versions of Call of Duty on PlayStation if the deal were to go through in attempts to damage the game's reputation on the platform. In the thread, she reveals a scintillating comment made by Sony Interactive CEO Jim Ryan during a closed-door meeting with the EU's European Commission. She sets up questions asking why Sony is so reluctant to accept the deal Microsoft has given other companies. She then claims that during a February 21 closed-door meeting, Jim