This isn't so much Activision v MS, more strong 3rd party v weak 1st party.
In the past, first party games were always the biggest sellers. This isn't true for Sony/MS anymore. If Sony/MS can't come up with any new 10M IPs then the 3rd parties who are actually selling the systems will rightly demand more.
Nov 2016 - NES outsells PS1 (JP)
Don't Play Stationary 4 ever. Switch!







