The Federal Trade Commission or FTC is suing Microsoft to close the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This acquisition is currently being carried out by Microsoft and is being fought in courts in several regions.
Several processes have been carried out in which each party related to or objecting to the acquisition process must provide documents or information to strengthen their position in court.
Previously, Sony asked for a number of things, such as contracts for several Activision Blizzard games. And this time, the FTC requested quite specific data from Microsoft. This data includes documents related to the latest Xbox consoles.
New Xbox Console in Development?
Based on the public version of the FTC documents circulating on the internet, there is a name that has been crossed out. Even so, it seems that the document already provides enough information.
In the document, the FTC requested "document related to strikethrough , a code for Microsoft's newest console". This is part of Microsoft's business strategy in console, subscription and cloud gaming .
The newest Xbox console that is still active today is the very powerful and modern Xbox Series X|S. But companies like Sony and Nintendo are also currently developing their newest consoles.
On the other hand, Sony is also rumored to have developed their newest console and an upgraded version of the PlayStation 5, namely the PlayStation 5 Pro. It is also reported that the PlayStation 6 console may be released after 2027.
Meanwhile, Nintendo has also developed their newest console, although it is still not certain which console. The rumor is that this latest console is a new version of the Nintendo Switch .
With this very hot competition, it's only natural that these 3 giant companies each develop the latest consoles to win the competition. However, this FTC request was criticized by several parties and was too sensitive so that several points were crossed out before the document became public.
Microsoft itself has not provided information about their newest Xbox console. This is information that should not be made public. But due to this document from the FTC, it was revealed that the company has developed a new console.
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