A lot of people in the gaming industry
were shocked last week, when it was revealed that Sony has made a
deal to partner with Microsoft! Even employees in Sony's Playstation
division were surprised at the news, unaware of the deal that had
been made. Why would these two rivals partner over anything?
Microsoft has been Sony's main competitor for over almost two decades
with the Xbox gaming console, and even though Sony has gained the
upperhand with its Playstation 4, Microsoft is still a worthy
arch-nemesis. Remember the hard-fought battle for Sony's Blu-ray
format over Microsoft's HD-DVD? When have these two companies ever
gotten along together? However, as soon as I heard news of this
partnership, I had a very strong suspicion as to why--I remembered
the disturbing whispers that have been going around recently about
Google's plans to enter the gaming industry. What is Google planning
that has enemies like Sony and Microsoft so scared that they're
willing to form an alliance?
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