Reports indicate PlayStation employees were unaware of Sony and Microsoft partnering to improve their cloud gaming services, and were caught off guard by the announcement.
Reported by Bloomberg, according to sources familiar with the matter, negotiations between Sony and Microsoft began last year and were led by Sony’s senior management in Tokyo – mostly without the involvement of Sony’s PlayStation branch. Managers reportedly had to calm PlayStation employees and “assure them that plans for the company’s next-generation console weren’t affected.”
Source: IGN.com PlayStation Staff Reportedly Didn’t Know About Sony's Microsoft Deal