What just happened? Before this calendar week, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan revealed his dissatisfaction with Activision Blizzard'south response to contempo reports near its CEO Bobby Kotick. Ryan's views could be another significant issue for Activision because of its longtime relationship with PlayStation concerning its games, chiefly the Telephone call of Duty serial.

In an email to PlayStation employees reviewed by Bloomberg, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said he was "disheartened and frankly stunned to read" what was in the Wall Street Periodical's written report earlier this week. Ryan reached out to Activision Blizzard, expressing his thwarting in how the company is currently defending Kotick.

For months now, Activision Blizzard has been caught up in a lawsuit and a series of investigations regarding its alleged "frat boy" culture, which immune sexual harassment and discrimination against female employees. Many loftier-level members of Blizzard Entertainment left the visitor equally a outcome.

This week the Wall Street Periodical published an all-encompassing study alleging that Kotick knew about sexual harassment and fifty-fifty rape allegations at Activision Blizzard for years and failed to inform the company near them.

Since then, groups of employees and an activist fly of shareholders have chosen on Kotick to resign. However, Activision Blizzard has so far stood by him. It released a statement to WSJ calling the report'south depiction of Kotick "misleading," which drew Ryan's attention.

"Nosotros outreached to Activision immediately subsequently the article was published to express our deep concern and to enquire how they programme to address the claims made in the article," Ryan wrote in the email. "Nosotros do not believe their statements of response properly address the situation."

PlayStation is one of Activision Blizzard'south most important partners. Not only is information technology one of the leading platforms on which it releases its games, just information technology besides has several deals involving the massive Call of Duty franchise. For years now, PlayStation has paid Activision to become sectional marketing rights to COD games and exclusive access to certain in-game content. Ryan's views on the state of affairs could put a damper on future deals.