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Activsion OVER
A US judge’s refusal to halt Microsoft Corp.’s $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard Inc. is a blow to Sony Group Corp. It’s also a huge validation of Sony’s power and the central role its PlayStation console plays in the fate of Microsoft’s games business and the whole industry.

Microsoft has argued the deal math doesn’t add up if you remove sales of Call of Duty on PlayStation, and the judge noted that the plan the Microsoft board signed off on relied on these sales. Additionally, the judge was persuaded by Microsoft’s argument that Call of Duty is like Minecraft where play across competing console platforms is key to retaining players.

US regulators argued Microsoft’s move to make some ZeniMax games exclusive to its console and Windows PCs after acquiring the game maker were proof of the company’s incentive to restrict access to Call of Duty. The simple fact is that, as consoles go, the PlayStation is simply too big to ignore for a huge, multiplayer game franchise.

Acquiring Activision and halting PlayStation sales would burn a decent chunk of Microsoft’s $69 billion on Day One. If Call of Duty were to go the Halo route, another game — maybe from Electronic Arts Inc.’s Battlefield franchise — would take its place.

So the PlayStation gets to keep Call of Duty. That’s good for Sony, right? Not necessarily.

Don’t Fry Your PS5
Now though, one user on Reddit has reported a major issue which may seemingly be able to strike even more suddenly than lightning itself. Over on the r/playstation subreddit, BradtotheRad shared an error message which apparently popped up on their console while they were playing Diablo IV.
The message reads: “Something went wrong. Your console needs to be reset to factory defaults to continue. Select [OK] to reset your console.”
Well, that’s a bit terrifying. Based on the thread, it’s not clear how it happened – although they were playing Diablo IV when it happened, it should be noted that this doesn’t mean that the game itself was the problem – in fact, no other users appear to have reported this same problem online. Regardless of the cause of the issue, the user later clarified: “It’s fine now. We had to download some stuff again but it’s working.”
Anyone who pays for PlayStation Plus automatically gets all their save data backed up to the cloud, so if you’re worried about this happening to you and you’re already a subscriber, you’re pretty much covered already. Otherwise, it’s also possible to back up your console data to a USB drive, even without paying for a PS Plus membership. All you need to do is plug in a supported USB drive, head into your settings, find the ‘System Software’ option, follow that through to ‘Back Up and Restore’, and finally ‘Back Up Your PS5’. Stay safe, folks.

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