The enemy – Sony shares fell after Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

a Bloomberg Post-it reports having Activision Blizzard across the Microsoft With a value of $69 billion, Sony’s stock price fell 13% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Within hours, the PlayStation maker (among many other products) lost $20 billion in its market value.

This is the worst drop in the company’s stock since October 2008, and it could cause a big problem for the Japanese company in the future, potentially losing versions of games such as Call of duty e Diablo for PlayStation 5.

“Sony will have a formidable challenge on its hands to deal with in this war of attrition.”, to explain Amir AnvarzadehGive Unequal advisorsBloomberg. “With Call of Duty now being added exclusively to the Game Pass catalog, the winds on Sony will only get heavy.”

On the other hand, the acquisition of the publisher also led to the appreciation of many large game companies, including Square Enix e Capcom.

It’s still unclear what will happen with future Activision Blizzard games, but Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has already stated that “it is not our intention to remove communities from that platform.”

If Microsoft repeats what it did after the acquisition ZeniMax Media / BethesdaGames already available for PlayStation platforms will continue to receive support and updates, while future projects will only be sold in places in the Xbox ecosystem.

However, the Activision Blizzard acquisition should only be completed in mid-2023.