The world today woke up to a bizarre piece of news. The headline that dominated the news today stated that Microsoft had acquired Sony with all its divisions, including Sony Music and its gaming division. Find-Out who started false news about “Microsoft acquires Sony with all its divisions“
A recent “leak” by a Spanish portal hinted at American tech giant Microsoft Corporations acquiring all divisions of rival multinational conglomerate Sony Corporations, in a landmark $130 billion deal.
The report left many on the internet, chiefly gamers, throwing a hissy fit.
Microsoft had earlier this year acquired ZeniMax Media, the parent company of noted video game publisher Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 billion, making it the sole owner of highly-celebrated video game franchises such as DOOM, Wolfenstein, The Elder Scrolls, and Fallout.
The report also stated that the deal entailed Microsoft acquiring various divisions of Sony Corp including Sony Pictures, Sony Music, PlayStation divisions, mobile phone division, its patents, and its camera and TV divisions. What made the report sound convincing, or at least somewhat convincing, was the mention of Microsoft’s VP of Gaming, Phil Spencer.
But as it turns out, the report is fake. Simply said, Microsoft has NOT acquired Sony.
There are many things that make the latter sound more reasonable than the former. Firstly, when the news broke, no major media platform picked the story that could easily have been the story of the year. Exchange4Media did pick the story up but the publication deleted it later. Secondly, even hours after the leak, neither Microsoft nor Sony have released a statement — via a blog or social media — about this alleged acquisition. Lastly, an acquisition of this level would require tons of regulatory approvals that don’t happen overnight. Safe to say that the news is indeed not true.
We have reached out to Sony for further clarifications. We will update this story as soon as we hear from them.
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