No need to be sorry, what you need is something to back up what you're claiming here.
This was the first document we got from the CMA containing any information from Microsoft/Sony regarding the deal. If you can point me towards a statement or a document where Sony states what you are asserting that is dated prior to the date the CMA document was published then I'd be more than interested in taking a look.
What you will find is that this was the sequence of events:
- The CMA made it clear that they did not consider Nintendo to be a close competitor of Microsoft and Sony and thus discounted them from much of their considerations due to them (Nintendo) operating in a different segment of the market.
- The CMA backed this up by referencing Microsoft's own internal documents that were provided to them along with questioning other 3rd party industry participants on the matter.
- Sony then agreed with the above information, solidifying the CMA's stance to discount Nintendo and further claimed that Microsoft wanted to "turn them into Nintendo".
Here is the document I've quoted in the screenshot above:
https://assets.publishing.service.g...533/MSFT.ABK_phase_1_decision_-_1.09.2022.pdf
Dated 12th October 2022 in terms of when it became public.
Let me know what you find.