Jim Ryan, CEO of PlayStation, said: If Microsoft acquires Activision, Sony will not share PlayStation 6 information with Call of Duty creators

The situation around Microsoft, ActivisionBlizzard, and Sony is not calming down. CharlieIntel Twitter account, which specialises in Call of Duty, published an interesting document in which Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation, spoke about Sony's plans in case of a successful merger between Microsoft and ActivisionBlizzard.

Here's What We Know

Back in April, Jim said that if Microsoft acquires Activision, Sony will not share information about PS6 with ActivisionBlizzard. He stated that the company would not be able to share information about the future console with a developer owned by a competitor.

Thus, Sony is still trying to find ways to suspend the deal or scare the Call of Duty developers. In any case, the deadline for completing the deal between Microsoft and ActivisionBlizzard is 18 July. After this date, it will be clear whether Sony has managed to implement its plan.

Sony's Jim Ryan said in a deposition back in April that if Microsoft's acquisition of Activision happens, Sony won't share any PS6 information with Activision developers, saying they will not be able to share relevant future console info to a developer owned by a competitor pic.twitter.com/Py0Ag554pc

- CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) 22 June 2023

Flashback

In January, Microsoft announced the acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard, the creators of the Call of Duty, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and other franchises. The transaction value is $68.7 billion, which is significantly higher than the $7.5 billion that Microsoft spent on the acquisition of Bethesda back in 2020. The deal is the largest in the history of gaming. The deal is expected to close in 2023. However, some companies in the gaming industry believe that the deal could harm the market, so it is unknown whether the deal will be approved at all.

Source: @charlieINTEL