Who needs console wars when you now have cloud wars

Frankly, I see this as nothing but a positive. MS is one of the cloud giants, and is also a major player in gaming. Sony needs to partner with someone for some parts of their streaming operation. There is likely nobody better positioned than MS to deliver what Sony needs.  

The thing is, that PS has been refusing cross play because they wanted control over thier online services as most crossplay is used via Xbox accounts.... So yes this blindsighted the

I think this is great news, both companies win. Sony gain a stable state of the art cloud service and MS continue to rake in millions by suppling a cloud network in the gaming industry and takes some of the pressure off Xbox consoles. This will put pressure on Google and Apple.

I wonder if any of this has to do with Sony not appearing at E319.. its a little strange that a mega deal like this gets formed and Sony drops out if the biggest gaming event for the first time. Anyway I might be looking too much into that one

While Bloomberg might be credible we do not know about the sources, do we?

Some people will always freak out when they hear something, even more when it doesn't have much details but show a lot of changes. This isn't a new

"Managers had to calm workers and assure them that plans for the company’s next-generation console weren’t affected, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing private matters."

That sounds like sensationalism, to be honest.  It doesn't make any sense.  Why would a partnership to outsource servers have a negative impact on a console that is likely finalized and close to launch?  To the point that anyone would need to be calmed down?  And with everyone knowing how vital Playstation is to Sony?  I don't buy it.  

In business, there will always be people on the lower rung who are not privy to decisions like this one. I know I worked at a company and found out that we were sold to another company via a news report instead of any clue or decisions from upper management. This is not uncommon and happens a lot. The lower rung will get their instructions and directions once the partnership is defined. At the end of the day, it really is just business and you learn that your competitors can also be your closes vendors

Bloomberg is the 'Daily Mail' of business journalism news. They are deemed creditable because they are one of the largest business outlets out there but their cited sources (often anonymous due to the nature of what they are discussing) are suspect at best. I am willing to wager that a Bloomberg reporter, seeing this as a Playstation Vs Xbox move, instead of a Sony and Microsoft got a quote of a SIE individual and reported that...I'm sure the same answer would be given on the Xbox side as well

MS cloud infastructure is much more robust than Sony's. Makes sense for Sony to make this move