Did Microsoft acquired Sony for $150 Billion USD?

As per a report by HT Tech, the fake news' was first broken by Spanish portal 'Microsofters' and translated into English by EN24 which stated that American tech giant Microsoft had acquired Sony Corp for a sum of $150 billion. A deal that also incorporated Sony's other divisions into the contract.

The report also stated that the deal entailed Microsoft acquiring various divisions of Sony Corp including Sony Pictures, Sony Music, PlayStation divisions, mobile phone division, its patents, and its camera and TV divisions. What made the report sound convincing, or at least somewhat convincing, was the mention of Microsoft's VP of Gaming, Phil Spencer.

Turns out the news was fake. Fake new spreads faster than the real news on the internet. And that is what happened with this story. Exchange4Media did pick the report up but they deleted the story later after the news surfaced of the claim being a false one.

Secondly, neither Microsoft nor Sony confirmed this claim nor released any official statement regarding this after being approached by journalists regarding this alleged acquisition.

This would have been the biggest news of the year if the claim was true.

However, we will keep and eye on any updates from Microsoft or Sony Corp regarding this.