Sony just accused the CMA of being "irrational"

Ever since the report about Microsoft's decision to block the PS5 version of Redfall came out, Sony has been using it as its latest ammunition on top of The Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield.

To be honest, we're surprised Fallout 5 hasn't come up yet.

Sony's response to CMA's analysis is basically nitpicking at this point, calling out the competition regulatory for "conceptual errors" and how its revised evaluation downplays the impact of adding Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard titles to Game Pass, which Microsoft has since promised would happen, as well as the negative effect of releasing a bad version of Call of Duty on the PlayStation platform.

In an attempt to adhere to the Call of Duty community, Sony praised fans of the premiere first-person-shooter franchise as "passionate, knowledgeable, and sophisticated.

Of course, anyone who's jumped into a Call of Duty lobby these days knows that this is far from the truth.

Ultimately, Sony's response isn't surprising if not expected. Sony has vocally opposed the deal for over a year as it believes that it will give Microsoft unprecedented power over the entire gaming industry.

But, while Sony is still hung up on Call of Duty and Activision Blizzard's games, the UK regulator is already focused on cloud gaming. So, Microsoft isn't over the finish line yet. We still have to wait until April 26 to get the final word on what the CMA thinks of Microsoft owning Activision Blizzard. But, at this point, it's close to impossible to make the CMA reverse from its latest stance.

Speaking of Sony, the Japanese console manufacturer is reportedly working on a new handheld gaming console.