Xbox 'passed on exclusive rights to share the Spider-Man video games
Xbox “passed” on exclusive rights to share the Spider-Man video games. The Microsoft-created games console passed on the opportunity to own the license to create the Marvel superhero branded games in 2014, which handed the rights to Sony’s Playstation -one of their biggest competitors - after their deal with Activision lapsed. Jay Ong, the vice president of Marvel’s game department contacted both, saying: “We don’t have any big console deals with anyone right now. What would you like to do?’ Since Microsoft was more interested in focusing on its own properties than licensed games, it passed,” ...