Spencer, head of Xbox: when I bought my own PS5 game console last year, I was forced to bundle a game.

CTOnews.com, Sept. 19 (Xinhua)-- Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox, bought a Sony PS5 game console in August last year, but was "forcibly bundled with a game," according to an email from Microsoft and FTC litigation documents.

It is reported that Spencer disclosed in an email that when he bought Sony's PS5 game console, he had no choice but to buy the PS5 bundle of Horizon: the West's Bond because the standard version of PS5 was not in stock. Accordingly, Spencer claimed that "Sony forced the bundling of PS5 games."

▲ Tuyuan FTC v. Microsoft acquisition document Spencer claimed to explain that he bought the console in August 2022. "Sony has been bundling 'HZD' forcibly for some time at a price of $549 (extra). I bought PS5 two weeks ago, and the only option is a 'HZD bundle' for $549 (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 4002 yuan).

Foreign media The Verge said that Spencer mistakenly called the bundled game "HZD" and "Horizon Zero Dawn" here, because Sony and PS5 were bundled with "Horizon Forbidden West".