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the-pi-guy said:
RolStoppable said:

Microsoft's strategy for consoles clearly differs from what Sony and Nintendo would have done with a monster IP like Minecraft, if they had gotten such a hold of it. But I don't think it's so much because Microsoft has a broader vision than console hardware, rather it's because they have opposing forces within the company and that results in no clear direction and the lack of consistence in their decision-making for their gaming department (and the sorry state of their first party output that has lasted for many years). The necessary contracts to even make the A-B acquisition happen secure CoD for at least ten years on PS anyway.

I don't know if this is quite as true as you are thinking, at least today. If 2014 Sony bought Mojang, that seems like a safe assumption. If current Sony bought Mojang, I don't think it's a safe assumption.

Current Sony is pushing harder on PC, mobile. They have Bungie continuing to work on Xbox games. It wasn't exactly Sony's choice, but they have San Diego working on Xbox and Nintendo games. 

Sony's doing a lot of things that most wouldn't have expected 5 years ago, and I don't think it's out of the question that in 5 more years that Sony might be even more in line with what Microsoft is doing.  

True Sony has shown some openness to multiple recently though part of me believes they accepted Bungie therms only in a bid to extract the same commitment from MS in regards to Bethesda and ABK which we can see Ryan ask Spencer to commit to in (I believe it was) the august email.