FTC v. Microsoft: all the news from the big Xbox courtroom battle
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Judge Corley wants to know what the harm to consumers is if the merger goes ahead and whether we’d be here if Sony had a deal with Microsoft for Call of Duty.
FTC: If the merger goes forward and if you believe that Microsoft has the incentive to advantage its own platform. There will be content, there will be timing issues, there will be exclusivity that benefits Xbox and not the PlayStation.
Judge Corley: Aren’t we just talking about Call of Duty? Sony just acquired another publisher and they make a lot of stuff exclusive. You’ve told me this has really always been about Call of Duty, how’s that going to drive?
Judge Corley: If Sony had a deal with Microsoft for Call of Duty, would we be here?
FTC: I think we would have still had an investigation.
Judge Corley: That’s good, but here on a preliminary injunction.
FTC: We would be here because of concerns about the other markets.
Judge Corley: Outside the console market, ok that’s fair.
