UPDATE: Microsoft responds to Sony's comment.

UPDATE 5pm UK: In a connection to Eurogamer, a Microsoft spokesperson has addressed Sony's statement: "It makes zero concern consciousness for Microsoft to region Call of Duty from PlayStation fixed its marketplace starring console position."

ORIGINAL STORY 4.45pm UK: Sony says it "welcomes the announcement" by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority that it volition further analyse Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

In a connection to GamesIndustry.Biz, the level holder said that "by giving Microsoft power of Activision games similar Call of Duty, this woody would person large antagonistic implications for gamers and the aboriginal of the gaming industry".

"We privation to warrant PlayStation gamers proceed to person the highest prime gaming experience," Sony continued, "and we admit the CMA's absorption connected protecting gamers."

At the opening of the month, the CMA announced it would escalate Microsoft's projected acquisistion of Activision Blizzard to "Phase 2," meaning the regulator volition present behaviour a much in-depth probe connected the marketplace implications of the acquisition.

The CMA listed respective reasons for its decision, but main among them was the worth of the Call of Duty franchise successful driving console sales.

Its stated interest was that Microsoft could marque Call of Duty into an Xbox-exclusive rubric successful the future, and could past earnestly harm aboriginal PlayStation sales.

Microsoft has pledged to support Call of Duty connected PlayStation for "several much years," but PlayStation's Jim Ryan hitback saying it was "inadequate connected galore levels."

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