I can't find it but believe it was in the UK with CMA court that Kotick basically threatened Xbox with witholding CoD stating it was not worth putting it there if they didn't match or lower their margins share like Sony did. Only difference is that Sony got full marketing and the typical stuff they do like early access, beta etc. in exchange.Her spin is telling.
Better deal = same deal PS has with all publishers.
Kotick at least gone negotiate and get a discount… she basically is getting happy with what everybody else pays
Meservey had no plans in staying with Xbox she just wanted the deal to go through and leave with a briefcase full of cash. That's exactly what she and other execs did, I don't blame them. Jim was the only one in the way of their fat payday but he was leveraging for better terms and more time.