playstation equivalent of xbox game pass

However, Microsoft insists Call of Duty is neither special or unique.

'The loss of all or a significant proportion of these users, together with their associated revenues and profits, would severely diminish SIE’s ability and incentive to invest in future hardware innovation and gaming technologies,' it said. 'The loss of users would severely diminish SIE’s ability to invest in future hardware and technologies' It observes that Xbox is a viable competitor to PlayStation despite this fact, and therefore PlayStation would be, too.īut Sony believes the network effect of losing Call of Duty would hinder the company's ability to invest in new games, which in turn would give Microsoft an even bigger advantage in the future. Microsoft argues that PlayStation has around 60 million monthly users, more than double that of Xbox. Based on these figures, if the million MAUs switched to Xbox, PlayStation would be left with far fewer MAUs than Xbox.' In 2021, there were, on average, million MAUs of Call of Duty (and million accounts that played Call of Duty during the year). Notably Sony disagreed with Microsoft's previous claim that even if all PlayStation's monthly active users who play Call of Duty left PlayStation, PlayStation would still have significantly more MAUs than Xbox. Meanwhile, in its own 111-page response, Microsoft argues that these concerns are overstated, and that Call of Duty is neither 'special' or 'unique.'

Many of the arguments presented to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are the same as before, with PlayStation discussing the impact of what might happen if Call of Duty becomes exclusive to Xbox - whether that's the Xbox console, the Game Pass subscription service or Xbox Game Streaming. The latest counter-arguments from Microsoft and Sony over the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition have been published in the UK.

Playstation equivalent of xbox game pass