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PlayStation’s London Studio Is Working on a Co-Op Action Game Set in a Fantasy UK
Xbox & PlayStation’s Activision-Blizzard Battle Gets Weird(er) – Unlocked 566
The Microsoft-vs.-Sony drama over Xbox’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard took another turn for the weird this week. We examine each company’s latest effort to hilariously downplay themselves and talk up the other guy. Plus: our quick impressions of the just-released Xbox exclusive Scorn and the next-gen only, Game-Pass-day-one stealth adventure A Plague Tale: Requiem; Obsidian’s future with Fallout, and more!
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If every Call of Duty player defected to Xbox, PlayStation’s user base would still be “significantly larger,” says Microsoft
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has voiced its concerns over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, stating that the deal would harm PlayStation and subscription offerings should Microsoft keep Activision Blizzard games off the platform,s.
The CMA also feels it’s possible Microsoft could use Activision Blizzard and its other services to hurt streaming competitors Amazon, Google, and Nvidia.
Bascially, according to the body, the acquisition could cause the “substantial lessening of competition in gaming consoles, multi-game subscription services, and cloud gaming services.”
Hermen Hulst Talks PlayStation’s Future: More Live Service, More PC, More New Franchises
PlayStation’s New Loyalty Program Rolls Out October 5 For North America
PlayStation Stars is a new loyalty program that anybody with a PlayStation account can join, and it launches quite soon. It does not require a PlayStation Plus membership and will first debut in Asia on September 29, North and South America on October 5, and Europe and Australia on October 13.
PlayStation Stars works by rewarding players who complete campaigns and activities like a Monthly Check-in campaign–essentially just playing any game–or earning specific Trophies. For example, one of PlayStation Stars’ first campaigns is called Play/1994, a feature that asks players to launch the correct game when an audio cue is played.
Rewards include loyalty points and digital collectibles that are, notably, not NFTs. Loyalty points can be exchanged for PSN wallet funds or select PlayStation store products. Digital collectibles are figurines from franchises, items from Sony’s history, and more, which can be displayed in the PlayStation app. They can’t be sold, traded, and do not use any blockchain technology.
PlayStation’s new loyalty program launches in the US next week
Sony’s new PlayStation Stars loyalty program will launch in North and South America on October 5th, the company announced on Wednesday. The new program will let PlayStation fans earn rewards like points and digital collectibles by doing things like playing a game or earning certain trophies.
Sony has also spelled out some of the finer details of the program, which broadly line up with information we’ve heard before. The service is free to join with an adult PlayStation Network account, and while players can earn some benefits if they are a PlayStation Plus member, you don’t need to subscribe to PlayStation Plus to join Stars. The “full PlayStation Stars experience” will be available via the PlayStation mobile app but not consoles to…