Sony Won’t Be Sharing PS6 Details With Activision

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Microsoft has been pursuing the purchase of Activision Blizzard. A ton of money is at play here, and regulators are the only thing holding this acquisition up. However, that is not stopping Microsoft from pushing back and making the necessary appeals to ensure this deal doesn’t fall through. You might be interested in knowing that Sony is stating PS6 details will be off the tables for Activision. That’s, of course, if Activision Blizzard ends up being purchased.

Right now, Activision Blizzard is still independent. We haven’t seen the deal fully get approved for Microsoft just yet. But thanks to a report from VGC, we’re learning that a new deposition from PlayStation head Jim Ryan and the US Federal Trade Commission confirms PS6 will remain a secret. It might be hard to imagine a PlayStation 6 announcement is coming, but Sony is thinking down the road. The deposition documents, which were highlighted online by Stephen Totilo on Twitter, show that Sony previously connected with Activision over the PlayStation 5. 

In an FTC v MS/ABK deposition, PlayStation chief Jim Ryan said that, if deal closes, Sony couldn't tell Activision about its next consoleIs then asked about Sony working with Mojang (Minecraft) after MS bought them. Discussion is redacted but Ryan says it supports this concern pic.twitter.com/M86CBm3CcY

Apparently, their discussions helped improve the PlayStation 5 with some unique features. It’s believed that these discussions helped improve the console for the market release. But if the Microsoft team does end up being successful in acquiring Activision Blizzard, then Sony doesn’t have any plans to share future PlayStation hardware details with Activision. That’s also a bit to be expected with Microsoft owning