FTC v. Microsoft: all the news from the big Xbox courtroom battle
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Microsoft’s lawyer wants to know Dr. Lee’s opinion on whether Call of Duty will be on PlayStation after the merger:
“I don’t agree that it will be on PlayStation for certainty,” says Dr. Lee, arguing that “it’s likely the foreclosure of Activision content will occur” in the console market.
Judge Corley cuts in and wants to get a clear answer. Lee says it’s likely that Activision content will be foreclosed, but he can’t say whether Call of Duty is likely to be with withdrawn from PlayStation.
There’s a back and forth and Judge Corley intervenes again: “There are a lot of popular games, not just Activision. And there’s no way of predicting what’s going to be the most popular game.”
Judge Corley wants to know why Dr. Lee hasn’t analyzed Call of Duty separately. Dr. Lee says Microsoft is likely to foreclose Call of Duty and other Activision titles.











