What happens behind closed doors usually stays behind closed doors, but not for Phil Spencer and Jim Ryan, heads of Xbox and PlayStation.
While Activision dangles in limbo, things have really (really!) heated up between the two longtime videogame rivals with no signs of cooling down.
Let's discuss.
Yes, we sometimes choose our thumbnail images purely out of a sense of irony...in Virtual Legality.
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#sony #xbox #activision
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction (Thanks, Nord)
01:34 A Strategy of Concession
09:14 Sony Punches Back
15:40 Closing Analysis
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Discussed in this episode:
PLAYLIST
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy_vBs7Qt9-ROfumOtIrSdP8
ARTICLES
https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/2/23334619/microsoft-sony-call-of-duty-playstation-letter-commitment-activision-blizzard
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/18/tech/microsoft-activision-blizzard-ftc-antitrust/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/business/economy/microsoft-activision-union.html
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/microsoft-activision-blizzard-deal-supported-labor-union-1235174379/
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-xboxs-call-of-duty-offer-was-inadequate-on-many-levels
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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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DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL.
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