Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been complicated international officers for over a 12 months. What’s much more complicated is a reference to PlayStation’s Superman in a case underway within the U.Ok.
The authorized staff representing Microsoft referenced a PlayStation Superman recreation in a doc responding to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) provisional findings relating to considerations the corporate’s practically $70 billion acquisition of the writer might render Activision Blizzard video games unique to Xbox ought to the merger undergo… however that reference was most definitely a typo.
In Section 2.20, the place it discusses the affect the merger could have on PlayStation unique titles on Xbox console gross sales, it wrote, “This applies for ‘large titles’ like God of War and Superman. There has by no means been proof that exclusivity of 1 single franchise can drive console gross sales.”
The drawback is a Superman recreation hasn’t been made for the PS5 or PS4. In reality, the final time a Superman recreation was made for a PlayStation console was Superman Returns, the online game adaptation of the 2006 film of the identical identify starring Brandon Routh because the Man of Steel, for PS2.
The superhero recreation Microsoft’s attorneys most likely meant to jot down in that part is Marvel’s Spider-Man, because it was talked about 3 times all through the doc. Insomniac Games made that recreation and Spider-Man: Miles Morales solely for PS4 and PS5. Although, each video games aren’t essentially PlayStation-exclusive titles anymore since they bought ported over to PC final fall, particularly the remastered model of the previous.
If you tried in search of a Superman recreation on the PlayStation Store due to the typo, you are out of luck. But don’t fret, you may get to see him in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which reportedly bought delayed to later this 12 months due to the backlash directed on the gameplay proven off throughout Sony’s latest State of Play dwell stream. The recreation additionally generated controversy over Rocksteady Games making it online-only, even in single participant mode.
Cristina Alexander is a contract author for IGN. She has contributed her work to varied publications, together with Digital Trends, TheGamer, Twinfinite, Mega Visions, and The Escapist. To paraphrase Calvin Harris, she wears her love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeve like an enormous deal. Follow her on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.
