The hacking of Insomniac Games did not only affect the members of the studio and their future projects, as the stolen information also included important documents from PlayStation and Sony. One in particular catches the eye, as the companies talk about the threat posed by Microsoft and Xbox to their business, especially after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Sony and PlayStation believe they are behind Microsoft and Xbox
Among the leaked documents is a slide where Sony and PlayStation list the most important points related to the purchase of Activision Blizzard. There they list their concerns about Microsoft's million-dollar deal and all it represents for Xbox.
The Japanese companies again demonstrate their fears for what will happen to Call of Duty after 2027, once the deal they signed with Microsoft concludes. Sony reaffirms that the loss of the saga will be a problem and a very hard blow, especially for PlayStation Plus.
Sony is also worried about all the franchises that Xbox added to its catalog, as it considers that it will make a big leap and that, with it, it could surpass the most important pillars of its current strategy. In addition, he fears that Microsoft will make a splash in terms of services and growth in areas such as mobile devices and PCs.
Another striking point is that Sony claims that it is lagging behind its competition and that its pillars "already dated and behind". It also complains about the push for the subscription model since, from its perspective, it will create an unsustainable model where subscriptions will not be enough to cover the million-dollar investment needed to develop games.
In short, Sony and PlayStation believe that Microsoft and Xbox are ahead of them in several sectors. So the Japanese companies are worried about what will happen to their business in a few years. It's not for nothing that Jim Ryan did his best to hold off the Activision Blizzard acquisition and was so insistent on the Call of Duty issue.
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