Representatives of Sony were scheduled to travel to Microsoft at the beginning of the month to discuss the American company’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. According to reports, the businesses are negotiating a licensing deal for Call of Duty.
The editorial staff of FOSS Patents was notified a few days ago by Florian Mueller that, based on his knowledge, Sony management traveled to Seattle on February 6 to discuss the Activision Blizzard contract with Microsoft. As you are aware, the Japanese corporation is the deal’s biggest foe.
Representatives from Sony were scheduled to travel to Seattle to negotiate the conditions of the company’s long-term Call of Duty collaboration after meeting with the British Competition & Markets Authority. The writer initially relied on his information, but one of the participants later offered “concrete evidence”—in actuality, a private Sony plane took out from London at the beginning of the month and made its way to the US.
HARD EVIDENCE: #Sony executives flew from London to Seattle in a Falcon 8X on February 6, presumably to negotiate #CallofDuty license with #Microsoft https://t.co/8xFsa02K58#ActivisionBlizzard #antitrust #mergers #PlayStation #Xbox
Many thanks to @g_3_r__ $ATVI pic.twitter.com/fAEO67hEms— Florian Mueller (@FOSSpatents) February 17, 2023
Roberto Serrano, an industry analyst, also provided his thoughts on the matter. He believes that a second meeting between the corporations is scheduled to take place today. Conversations between the companies are scheduled to take place before the final reports from the European Union and the United Kingdom are made public.
In a previous report, Florian Mueller highlighted the fact that representatives from Sony traveled to Seattle for the first time in the past 18 months. However, it is difficult to predict whether or not the makers of PlayStation and Xbox will come to an agreement.