https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/19/microsoft-takeover-call-of-duty-games-firm-wipes-20bn-off-sony-shares-playstation-activision-blizzard-games > Investors react to possibility that Playstation and subscription service will lose Activision Blizzard games > $20bn (£14.7bn) has been wiped off the value of Sony after its rival Microsoft announced a record-breaking deal to buy the Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard and take the console wars into the metaverse.