Xbox points to PlayStation enforcing "blocking rights" by paying devs to keep titles off Game Pass
In a report submitted by Xbox to the Brazilian government regarding the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company responded to PlayStation's recent claims and refuted them in a lengthy document. The former claimed that Sony resorts to paying game developers for "blocking rights" to essentially keep those titles from appearing on the Xbox Game Pass.
Due to a prevalent practice in Brazil, PlayStation got to weigh in on Xbox's buyout of Activison Blizzard earlier this year for a price tag of $68.7bn. They pointed out that Call of Duty as a franchise is unrivaled and its popularity influences what console consumers will buy. They also discussed the implications of the Game Pass on the market and the future of its development.
In reply, Xbox submitted a 27-page response to these objections to the Brazilian government, where the company rebutted all raised claims.
Sony's opinion regarding the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard deal was submitted along with statements from other such companies to the Brazilian government reviewing the multi-billion dollar deal, according to a ResetEra post. The post explains that the deal needs to be sanctioned by regulators all around the world for it to go through.
Brazil's review process invites other third parties to state what they think about the deal. To this end, these companies are sent a questionnaire to answer and the whole thing is put up on the internet for everyone to see, except certain redacted parts due to confidentiality.
In the 27-page document, which is available online for reading, Microsoft replied to the various answers and concerns raised by other companies in their answers to the questionnaire, with an emphasized focus on the statements made by PlayStation.
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