Microsoft has some exciting news for Sony PlayStation gamers. The company is reportedly committing to keeping Call of Duty (CoD) on PlayStation for “several more years” beyond Sony’s current marketing agreement with Activision. According to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, CoD will remain on Sony PlayStation consoles for a long time. “In January, we provided a signed agreement to Sony to guarantee Call of Duty on PlayStation, with feature and content parity, for at least several more years beyond the current Sony contract,” Spencer is quoted as saying in the report. He did not, however, specify how long CoD will be available on PlayStation.
Spencer has said this before; in January, he tweeted Microsoft’s commitment to keeping CoD on Sony PlayStation consoles, shortly after Microsoft announced its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. “I had some good conversations with Sony executives this week. I confirmed our intention to honor all existing agreements upon Activision Blizzard’s acquisition, as well as our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is a vital part of our industry, and we value our partnership “Spencer tweeted on the 21st of January.
Why Sony is concerned
Activision Blizzard was purchased by Microsoft in January of this year. CoD, one of the most popular games in history, is published by Activision Blizzard. Since the announcement of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company has been convincing lawmakers and regulatory groups that the transaction is not predatory and bad for the industry. One way the Xbox company is doing this is by claiming that Activision Blizzard does not release games that are so large and unique that the acquisition would stifle competition with other game companies, stores, or console manufacturers.
Sony recently told CADE, Brazil’s regulatory committee, that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard would have a significant impact on consumers’ console purchasing decisions. According to VGC, Microsoft responded to those claims in a new document, claiming that Sony was the only company surveyed that made such claims. Microsoft also claims that Sony is “resentful” of competing with Game Pass and wishes to eliminate any threat to its business model. According to Microsoft, Sony, and other companies with gaming subscription models have their own ways of competing with Game Pass, and players see subscription services as one method of paying for games.
“With plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new milestone of over 25 million subscribers, the acquisition also strengthens Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio. This acquisition will give Game Pass one of the most compelling and diverse lineups of gaming content in the industry, thanks to Activision Blizzard’s nearly 400 million monthly active players in 190 countries and three billion-dollar franchises. Microsoft will have 30 internal game development studios, as well as additional publishing and esports production capabilities when the deal is completed “Microsoft said in a statement announcing the agreement.
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