Sources say Sony postponed the PlayStation Showcase 2022 exhibition to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Wu Yanzu in South China for the delivery of clues! CTOnews.com, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) Sony postponed and may even cancel the PlayStation Showcase 2022 show to avoid strengthening Microsoft's position in Activision's Blizzard acquisition, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Sony had previously told the UK competition regulator that it believed that even after Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, some call of Duty players would still turn to Xbox.

Millie A, a reliable source, said Sony had expected to announce the PlayStation Showcase on October 11 and hold it on October 20. However, with the further investigation into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Sony does not want to give Microsoft any reason to refute it. After all, Sony PlayStation platform also has a lot of exclusive games and first-party IP, so it will continue to delay.

CTOnews.com has learned that Sony's "Ares: the Gods of Twilight" will be released on PS4 and PS5 on November 9, 2022, but there is not much official information so far. According to VGC, the preview video of "Ares: the Gods of Twilight" will be released at 11:00 on October 21, Beijing time, while reviews of the game will be made public in the early hours of November 3.