The purchase of Activision Blizzard would be a setback for Sony.
Black clouds begin to accumulate over the headquarters of PlayStation, since the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, which has been a real revolution in the video game industry, since, aside from controversy, It is one of the largest commercial companies. However, 69 billion dollars (almost nothing) were enough for all their IPs to pass into the hands of Microsoft, or they will do so in the future as soon as the purchase is approved.
Be that as it may, one of the biggest headaches these days, this being something that even in what Sony itself has pronounced, is the fate of Call of Duty, since now it is Microsoft who decides the platforms in which future installments will come out, which could mean that PlayStation lost one of its great commercial strongholds in the event that Microsoft decided to cut off the grido.
Given this, Phil Spencer has spoken about respecting the contracts prior to the purchase, something that Sony trusts to be fulfilled. Nevertheless Bloomberg would have uncovered that Call of Duty’s days are numbered on PlayStation.
An agreement that would cover the arrival of Call of Duty on PlayStation 5 until 2023
According to this text, in the weeks prior to the acquisition of the company, Activision would have committed to Sony to release the next Call of Duty games on PlayStation and Xbox, which would cover this year’s title, which is rumored to be Warzone 2, as well as 2023, these being games that would only come out on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, leaving out PS4 and Xbox One.
Be that as it may, the point is, unless Phil Spencer keeps his word, the only sure thing is that PlayStation will receive two more Call of duty, so it will be necessary to see if in the future this war saga ends up becoming a Microsoft exclusive. Also, it should be noted that other reports indicate that Call of Duty would leave the annual delivery format, so that they would concentrate more on making better games with more content and that last longer.
Having said all this, time will tell if all this ends up being fulfilled, although it seems clear that the fight for exclusives has only just begun. It will be necessary to see if in the future Microsoft chooses to take over more companies and their licenses.
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