In the last round of talks for and against the planned purchase of Activate By Microsoft. they Sony and Microsoft stated that the next generation of their consoles is not expected to arrive until 2028. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is investigating concerns about the deal, particularly regarding ownership of the Voice of Duty franchise and concerns about the potential for an unfair advantage for Microsoft.
Two years after the launch of the current generation, it is easy to conclude that the next generation of consoles is still far from us. Neither Microsoft nor Sony intend to market their new systems until at least 2027, which doesn’t mean they won’t release intermediate models before bringing the future PS6 and Xbox to stores. Sony claims that Microsoft has offered it a deal to keep the Call of Duty titles on its consoles until 2027. According to the document filed with the UK Competition and Markets Authority, Sony thinks they risk losing access to Activision and the company’s other video games:
Sony’s claim is that if this timeline is correct (2027-2028), the PlayStation 6 will not receive Call of Duty titles and other popular games, which could influence people to switch to Xbox and thus make the market less competitive. In a separate report, Microsoft confirmed a similar timeline for its next-gen consoles. The report stated that new console launches “occur approximately every eight years” and that “the next new generation of consoles is not expected to be released before the fall of 2028 at the earliest.”
We note that if we look at the past, it seems that both companies are quite telling the truth. The PlayStation 4 Released in 2013, seven years after the launch of the3 in 2006. He was followed seven years later by the5 In 2020. Similarly, the Xbox 360 Launched in 2005, it was replaced eight years later by theOnewhich lasted seven years until the generation ofSeries the last one.
It is also important to note that this last generation started off extremely slowly, when the global shortage of chips affected the supply of consoles and delays after the corona epidemic affected the release of first-party games for both consoles (less so on Sony). However, for everyone who bought the last generation, you have nothing to fear. There are still many good years left for the current generation. Microsoft has an extremely impressive list of exclusive titles coming out next year, while Sony has already bombed with some of the best games of the year, 2023 will be marked by the launch of thePSVR2 and beef Dualsense New.
Regarding the Activision deal, Sony has repeatedly rejected and still rejects other offers from Microsoft when it comes to Voice of Duty. The Japanese company is pulling all the strings to damage that purchase. On the other hand, Activision is confident that the deal will go through successfully by June next year, and Microsoft has already set its sights on other popular titles that come under the gaming giant.
The strange thing is that Sony is less excited about names like Diablo, Warcraft, StarCraft, and more. And in general, Activision’s big money is not just Call of Duty. It seems everyone has forgotten about King Money Printer and Candy Crush. CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencerhas consistently said that Microsoft is more interested in Activision’s catalog of mobile games than Call of Duty, and that’s probably where the money will come from.
