”Shot Down?” | Microsoft Responds To Sony’s Antitrust Concerns (VL702)

Microsoft has laid out it's case for why Sony need not be worried about it's pending acquisition of Activision (or crown jewel FPS Call of Duty), but is it quite as compelling as some have claimed?

They may get shot down, but I suspect they'll get up again...in Virtual Legality.

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#sony #microsoft #antitrust

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:25 VGC Tweet
05:45 VGC Headline
8:00 Idas and ResetEra - Sony Summary
17:18 VGC Xbox Quotes
24:42 Idas - Microsoft's Response
45:22 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

TWEET
https://twitter.com/VGC_News/status/1557406684074704905

ARTICLE
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-shoots-down-sonys-claims-that-its-activision-acquisition-is-anti-competitive/

SOURCE MATERIAL
https://sei.cade.gov.br/sei/modulos/pesquisa/md_pesq_documento_consulta_externa.php?HJ7F4wnIPj2Y8B7Bj80h1lskjh7ohC8yMfhLoDBLddYr8T4vFoqwZRbmcxSi24V7Yg26FofKf3rtg4pQ5AQV9rEvExlCLNXEnZZiVoz1YTrC99XnlLdP7d0qkoFhPMwv

IDAS/RESETERA POST
https://www.resetera.com/threads/microsoft-responds-to-sonys-claim-that-call-of-duty-is-unrivaled-and-unique.618045/

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"Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law).

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