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The legal team representing Microsoft referenced a PlayStation Superman game in a document responding to the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) provisional findings regarding concerns the company's nearly $70 billion acquisition of the publisher may render Activision Blizzard games exclusive to Xbox should the merger go through... but that reference was most likely a typo.

In Section 2.20, where it discusses the impact the merger will have on PlayStation exclusive titles on Xbox console sales, it wrote, "This applies for 'big titles' like God of War and Superman. There has never been evidence that exclusivity of one single franchise can drive console sales."

The problem is, a Superman game hasn't been made for the PS5 or PS4. In fact, the last time a Superman game was made for a PlayStation console was Superman Returns, the video game adaptation of the 2006 movie of the same name starring Brandon Routh as the Man of Steel, for PS2.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6412d70ad3bf7f79e1938b86/Microsoft_s_response_to_the_provisional_findings.pdf

The superhero game Microsoft's attorneys probably meant to write in that section is Marvel's Spider-Man, as it was mentioned three times throughout the document. Insomniac Games made that game and Spider-Man: Miles Morales exclusively for PS4 and PS5. Although, both games aren't necessarily PlayStation-exclusive titles anymore since they got ported over to PC last fall, especially the remastered version of the former.

 

[Abriael_GN]

I would be surprised if that's not a typo for "Spider-man"

It isn't the only typo in these documents lol.

 

[Dick Jones]

I would be surprised if that's not a typo for "Spider-man"

Considering they wrote Spiderman in an earlier submission, I'm also in the camp of the lawyers being lazy and doing little factchecking.

 

[BlvckFox]

I would be surprised if that's not a typo for "Spider-man"

Right on the money. This has to be a clerical error.

 

[mansoor1980]

surely with super-man the gaming market will be won forever by sony and they wont need COD

 

[Dick Jones]

surely with super-man the gaming market will be won forever by sony and they wont need COD

This hurts as much as seeing Spiderman

 

[Banjo64]

It’s not truly interesting until they start ripping each others grammatical errors to pieces.

 

[Iced Arcade]

"This Figure shows that the impact of PlayStation exclusive releases on Xbox console
sales is. This applies for “big” titles like God of War or Superman"

Sounds like a typo.


Would be pretty epic to have marvel and DC's poster boys both locked

 

[March Climber]

Microsoft wanting Activision:

"See? They have Marvel AND D.C. exclusives."

 

[feynoob]

Superman game is not an easy game.
I would love rocksteady to do a superman game, like they did with batman.

 

[adamsapple]

Pretty sure that's a typo meant to say Spiderman.

 

[Mr Moose]

Dumbasses don't even know the difference between Spider-Man and Superman.

 

[Dick Jones]

Pretty sure that's a typo meant to say Spider-Man.

Fixed the typo for you.

 

[Aenima]

Lol i already knew this was a typo before finishing reading the article.

Also hilarious how the twittards pretty much trying to make this as confirmed news instead of using common scense and logic. But i guess that something u are not allowed to do on twitter.

 

[adamsapple]

Fixed the typo for you.

 

[lh032]

Superman ring flying game, developed by Sony secret mobile studio acquired by jimbo

 

[.Pennywise]

A random on Twitter that links to a random on Resetera that links to a random user in a random thread for what's probably a typo for Spider-Man

 

[ReBurn]

I hope it's that one unreal engine 5 fan game

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

The lawyers redacting that typo -

 

[Warablo]

I know people are saying its a typo, but I think a Superman game could get boring pretty fast unless you can fly across the entire planet or something.

 

[Topher]

The lawyers redacting that typo -

My beer almost went all over my keyboard, asshole

 

[Captain Toad]

Superman game is not an easy game.
I would love rocksteady to do a superman game, like they did with batman.

They'll do a Suicide Squad style Superman game.

 

[Marvel14]

Right on the money. This has to be a clerical error.

Making this a thread about a clerical error. First World problems eh?

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

My beer almost went all over my keyboard, asshole

One down, who's next.

 

[Topher]

One down, who's next.

 

[Dick Jones]

The CMA will be calling Superman to give evidence.

 

[EN250]

They're probably boomer lawyers that know any better, so super hero with blue and red costume = Superman

 

[3liteDragon]

Microsoft's boomer attorneys at it again.

 

[BennyBlanco]

These brain dead console war twitter accounts are a real hoot

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

I know people are saying its a typo, but I think a Superman game could get boring pretty fast unless you can fly across the entire planet or something.

On one hand you're basically invulnerable meaning everything is god mode or have gimped kryptonite nerfing your controls/mechanics. Doesn't sound particularly fun for hours at a time.

On the other hand that fan demo is something you want to play real bad for 15 minutes.

Could supes be the vomit inducing VR must have title? It might cure a fear of flying.

Spoiler

I kinda wanna see supes wreck shit in MS Flight now, imagine just flying by pilot nerds waving the whole time or saving them from crashes after a 10 hour long flight haul. The faux-twitter spotting accounts could really viral market the shit out of this thing.

 

[adamsapple]

These brain dead console war twitter accounts are a real hoot

jesus christ twitter is a cesspool.

 

[Topher]

jesus christ twitter is a cesspool.

Glad places like GAF still exist

 

[mansoor1980]

jesus christ twitter is a cesspool.

 

[GHG]

They most likely meant to say spiderman but can't expect much more from those who felt quoting Tom Warren's twitter was the best they could do in order to make a point.

 

[feynoob]

They'll do a Suicide Squad style Superman game.

He is going to be either Evil or too weak.

 

[OceanGaming]

Best girl.

 

[Topher]

Best girl.

low standards

 

[mansoor1980]

low standards

 

[mansoor1980]

thread should be merged with the 700 page behemoth

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Flabagast]

Awful is true.

What is going on at sony for fuck's sake ?

 

[Rea]

MS should fucking spend that 70b on internal studios and actually make fucking games instead of swallowing the other giant publisher.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

You'd think a trillion-dollar company would hire lawyers competent enough to know the difference between Superman and Spiderman.

 

[Topher]

You'd think a trillion-dollar company would hire lawyers competent enough to know the difference between Superman and Spiderman.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Sony needs to stop making games and worry about spending on cereal promotions.

 

[FunkMiller]

Guarantee that's a typo for Spider-man

 

[Lone Wolf]

Sony needs to stop making games and worry about spending on cereal promotions.

And cookies!

 

[phaedrus]

Awful is true.

What is going on at sony for fuck's sake ?

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

It was Bing's "Ask Me Anything" all along.

 

[Bo_Hazem]