Microsoft claims Sony is keeping games off Game Pass by paying developers 'blocking rights'

Microsoft claims Sony is keeping games off Game Pass by paying developers 'blocking rights'

Sony pays developers "blocking rights" to stop them from adding their games to Game Pass, according to remarkable claims from Microsoft.Reported by the Verge, the claims stem from a filing w.
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