FTC wasn’t going to accept any behavioural commitment. Sony tried to be smart and refused the written contract.
Now they have written contracts both in a PC space and Console space. FTC can’t ignore it because this prevents Xbox and Windows Store from becoming monopoly for COD.
What’s left is Subscription and cloud. And here I would say MS still has a trick up its sleeves. “Day and Date”.
Many have argued against it but it simply cannot be ignored. MS can simply turn down any argument regarding COD to be on PS+. They will simple agree to it with a condition that Sony release there first party stuff on that service as well and then only MS will release COD day and date on it.
Cloud follows this argument as well. Because to access cloud games one simply has to be a subscriber first. So all the above applies to cloud as well.
I never thought that making a written deal with Nintendo would flip everything. Never occurred to me .
The point is that why would Microsoft offer that in the first place? Not a single time they signalled that they will put COD in PS+ and I don’t see a reason why would regulator single out PS+ service specifically for that.
Because Sony is whining to the regulators that CoD needs to also be on PS+. So microsoft will say why should it be on PS+ if sony refuses to go all in on their service, which is a fair statement and stipulation the offer. So microsoft will tell regulators they offered CoD on PS+ if Sony adds their own games day and date to the service. Microsoft is only going to offer that caveat because we all know Sony will flat out refuse that.
They can whine whatever, it does not matter because at this point situation with COD is where it was from the very beginning from Microsoft’s standpoint. Multi-game subscription service and cloud are not that strong arguments and COD does not play the important role there.
The argument that “We will put COD in PS+ Day 1 if Sony will make their PS+ better” is some strange point. I know people are drunk on kumbaya regarding Microsoft’s offering, but that’s a bridge too far.
Personally I agree with you and I doubt that will ever happen. I doubt regulators even ask microsoft for subscription parity. But if they did, I’d imagine it would be something like that.
The amount of “”“industry professionals”“” using “CoD can’t run on Switch!” as a gotcha, as if Nintendo is not releasing new hardware in the next 10 years, is absolutely astounding
Specifically that Kotaku writer who thought Sony could “easily defeat this” by saying CoD won’t run on Switch therefore this is only a PR stunt.
Just like how DOOM and The Witcher doesn’t run on Switch huh, Phil didn’t say it was going to be the best place to play it and Switch 2 is coming which should be much more powerful. I expect the Switch 2 to probably be as powerful as the Xbox One / PS4.
