Poll of the Day > sony licensed microsoft servers to create a service to compete with microsoft

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/playstation-plans-new-service-to-take-on-xbox-game-pass

Sony Group Corp.s PlayStation division is planning a new subscription service to compete with rival Microsoft Corp.s popular Xbox Game Pass, according to people familiar with Sonys plans and documents reviewed by Bloomberg.
The service, code-named Spartacus, will allow PlayStation owners to pay a monthly fee for access to a catalog of modern and classic games, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they werent authorized to speak to the press about the plans. The offering will likely be available on the smash hit PlayStation 4, which has sold more than 116 million units, and its elusive successor, the PlayStation 5, which launched more than a year ago but is still difficult to buy due to supply chain issues.
When it launches, expected in the spring, the service will merge Sonys two existing subscription plans, PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now. Currently, PlayStation Plus is required for most online multiplayer games and offers free monthly titles, while PlayStation Now allows users to stream or download older games. Documents reviewed by Bloomberg suggest that Sony plans to retain the PlayStation Plus branding but phase out PlayStation Now.

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Where does it say they licensed Microsoft servers?

https://www.windowscentral.com/sonys-microsoft-azure-powered-cloud-service-will-be-playstation-exclusive

they announced that a while ago

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It's just bringing everything full circle, because the Playstation only exists in the first place because Nintendo basically asked Sony to make it for them.
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Now if only Nintendo could catch up to 2008

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