PS5 Warning: Without CoD, hits like God of War and The Last of Us are in jeopardy
PS5 Warning: Without CoD, hits like God of War and The Last of Us are in jeopardy, Sony is fighting Microsoft’s takeover of Activision. In order to prevent the deal and protect the position of the PS5, the company does everything it can – even voicing vague fears about the future of acclaimed exclusive games.
The saga of the Activision takeover enters the next round. While Microsoft is mostly busy downplaying the importance and impact of the deal, Sony continues to dabble in excessive pessimism, claiming that without the Call of Duty franchise, less exclusive hits like The Last of Us or God of War could be made in the future could be financed.
PS5: No more exclusive hits without CoD?
In a newly emerged hearing document, Sony argues that the loss of the Call of Duty franchise would have far-reaching consequences – to the point that the lost revenue would jeopardize the production of new, innovative games.
Accordingly, the PlayStation business model would suffer so much from the Activision takeover of Xbox that the development of exclusive flagships such as God of War or The Last of Us would no longer be feasible and financially attractive for Sony .
Sony relies on scaremongering: Commentary by Gregor Elsholz
While the acquisition of Activision Blizzard King by Microsoft would undoubtedly have consequences for the industry and also for PlayStation, Sony’s argument clearly misses its target. It sounds like Sony built its entire PlayStation empire on the back of an Activision shooter series – the loss of which would automatically mean the end of other games.
Even disregarding the fact that Microsoft very publicly pitched a 10-year deal to Sony , which Nintendo and Nvidia GeForce Now have already signed, it’s a manslaughter argument with no form of evidence. Essentially, Sony is claiming that if anything changes in the status quo, the company could stop producing hit games in the future.
It sounds like a hypothetical threat from a five-year-old in kindergarten – if someone takes Sony’s favorite toy, they stop playing. The statement also fits perfectly into the dispute between Xbox and PlayStation, which has long been supported on both sides not only with facts, but above all with mood mongering.
