After much hesitation from fans, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming and head of Xbox, clarified that Call Of Duty will remain on PlayStation. “Sony is an important part of our industry and we value our relationship,” he announced.
After what microsoft will buy ActivisionBlizzard, many began to wonder what was going to happen to certain games, if they were going to be exclusive or what kind of changes there could be with respect to certain sagas and the consoles where they are usually played. The attention was focused more than anything on the Call of Duty, one of the most downloaded titles in the playstation store throughout 2021. Luckily, phil spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming and head of Xbox, not only cleared the doubt for us, but also calmed down many fans.
spencer tweeted that he already contacted Sony to confirm that there will be no changes from the current situation. “I had good calls this week with the leaders of Sony. I confirmed our intention to honor all existing agreements following the acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty in PlayStation. Sony it is an important part of our industry and we value our relationship”, explained the head of Xbox.
Had good calls this week with leaders at Sony. I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 20, 2022
The declaration of spencer does not confirm 100% that Call of Duty it will stay. Having a “desire to keep” something is not the same as saying that it will be kept. We still need to know a lot about the subject, there may be some hidden requirement or condition that changes the terms. Maybe microsoft offers some kind of benefit for them to choose to play CoD on their consoles before they go to PlayStation.
However, let us remember that when microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2014, the game remained multiplatform, released exclusive content on the consoles of Sony, and even received a spin-off (Minecraft Dungeons) so much for Xbox What Nintendo and PlayStation. We hope that the doubts of many players will soon be clarified and that the companies will confirm the fate of video games.
Also today we learned that since Sony They had said that they expectedmicrosoft comply with contractual agreements and continue to ensure that gaming Activision be multiplatform”. So it looks like spencer listened and wanted to give the fans of the series a little calm. However, it is not known if this will also apply to other games or if it is a particular case. While he clarifies in the tweet that he intends to honor all existing agreements following the acquisition of ActivisionBlizzard, it just specifies what will happen to the Call of Duty.
In the absence of more information, let’s stay with the new games of Call of Duty will be launching in Xbox GamePass and may include improvements and benefits for consoles Xbox.
For those who didn’t know, this week, microsoft announced the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard for nothing more and nothing less than 68,700 million dollars. With this, the technological giant carries in its pocket renowned franchises such as Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro and Candy Crush, among other.
Call of Duty is one of the most important stories of Activision Blizzard. In 2020, the segment of Activision of the company, almost everything callofduty, it represented 55% of the company’s operating profit.
Although the transaction was approved by the boards of directors of Microsoft and ActivisionBlizzard, the acquisition would close in fiscal year 2023, which ends in June 2023. However, until that date, Activision will be independent and will remain in charge of Bobby Kotick, who has several accusations of covering up situations of sexual harassment, abuse and labor mistreatment.