Microsoft (Xbox) and Sony (PlayStation) have long been "rivals" in the console gaming space, but with Microsoft's acquisition of Call of Duty maker Activision still pending, things seem to be heating way, way, up.

What did Sony say to really escalate things? Should deal followers be concerned with what's happening in the UK (CMA) and EU? And just what would happen if only one jurisdiction gets upset.

Let's talk about it!

Begun the (real) console wars have...in Virtual Legality.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

2:29 CMA/EU Update

10:55 Sony Shoots Its Shot

17:13 What if Someone Blocks?

22:43 Closing

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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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