One of, if not the biggest, question to arise from Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard this week is what does the future hold for games such as Call of Duty?
While Call of Duty is massive on all platforms, it’s especially massive on PlayStation, with the company often having first dibs on DLC, as well as a huge marketing agreement in place.
Many people speculated that once any contractual obligations were fulfilled that Xbox would make Call of Duty exclusive to the Microsoft ecosystem (Xbox and PC), like it has done with future Bethesda titles.
However, it appears that maybe there is a future for Call of Duty on PlayStation, with Xbox master chief Phil Spencer tweeting that he has held meetings with Sony’s leadership team this week.
Spencer goes on to say that Microsoft will honour all existing contracts and that it’s “our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.”
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
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On the face of it, it looks like Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation for the foreseeable future, but only time will tell if Phil stays true to his word.
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