Microsoft responds to FTC’s ‘misleading’ attack on Game Pass, defends new standard tier as it includes multiplayer – Xbox Series X | Yes
Struggle and dispute FTC vs. Microsoft It never ends. In its ongoing battle to thwart the purchase of Activision Blizzard, the US regulator took advantage of the rising prices of Xbox Game Pass to criticise the new Standard tier and call it a “degraded product”. This was also reported to Microsoft, which responded with another letter stating: Xbox Game Pass standard protection because it includes multiplayer.
Microsoft has filed a letter with the Court of Appeals responding to the Federal Trade Commission following its latest criticism and attacks that Game Pass Standard is a “degraded product.”. Microsoft calls these attacks “deceptive” The company states the following: “This is It’s wrong to call it a “downgraded” version discontinued Game Pass console offering. This discontinued product did not offer multiplayer modewhich had to be purchased separately for an additional $9.99,” he says.
“While the price of Game Pass Ultimate will increase from $16.99 to $19.99 per month, the service will offer greater value due to many new games available since its launch. Among them is the upcoming Call of Duty, which has never been available via subscription since its launch. While the FTC tried to shift attention to the supposed underwriting market, its letter does not make its case,” he says.
Microsoft Responds to FTC
“Leaving aside the fact that this is a common occurrence for companies are changing their offerings services over time, the FTC’s reasoning in all of the markets it proposed has always been based on vertical exclusionthat is, Microsoft will save Call of Duty from its competitors and, therefore, will harm competitionBut even in the subscription market, Call of Duty isn’t holding back anyone who wants it,” he explains (via Insider Gaming).
Finally, Microsoft assures that “no test nowhere of this harm competition” Before we wrap up, Redmond residents say, ” sony service subscription continues to thrive, even though they add several new games to their subscription on the day of release, unlike Mirsosoft.”
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