Fact-check
The article was shared by a website called "Microsofters" and soon got wind as users shared its Engligh-translated version by EN24 news on social media. IBTimes fact check desk investigated the claim and found it to be false. Here's why.
The original article by Spanish website was shared on December 28, which is widely observed as the "Day of the Holy Innocents" in many Hispanic cultures. For the unversed, it is an equivalent of April Fools' Day, an annual tradition of practical jokes and hoaxes.
In addition to that, except for a few blogs, no other publication picked up what could've been the biggest news story of the decade. Even some websites that fell for it quickly deleted the article after being enlightened about its origin.
Based on these facts, IBTimes has arrived at the conclusion that Microsoft has not acquired Sony and that the rumour was just a Spanish April fool prank.