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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