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shikamaru317 said:

10 US Representatives, both Republican and Democrat, have now joined Democrat Senator Maria Cantwell in asking US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimonda to pressure Japan on why their regulatory agency is allowing Sony to participate in anti-competitive console exclusivity deals with Japanese developers and publishers, when Sony holds 98% of the "high-end console" marketshare in Japan. 

NEW: At least 11 members of Congress have pressed the Biden administration to take action over Sony's alleged interference with Microsoft's Xbox efforts in Japan

I obtained two letters sent by House reps. The Republican one's a bit spicierhttps://t.co/spi4SqqCYw

— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) March 27, 2023

The letter sent by 4 Republicans states:

“The Japanese government’s effective policy of non-prosecution when it comes to Sony appears to be a serious barrier to U.S. exports, with real impacts for Microsoft and the many U.S. game developers and publishers that sell globally but see their earnings in Japan depressed by these practices,”

The letter sent by 6 Democrats contains similar messaging.

This is where bipartisan support is coming from?!?

Sony gonna be really pissed at the CMA and FTC for excluding Nintendo completely from their investigations lol. Not that this actually means anything and Japan is suddenly going to be like "damn, you're right."