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01/20/2022 3:39 pm
Today Sony’s official response to the purchase of ActivisionBlizzard. Here, managers asked Microsoft to honor existing agreements. Now, Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, has issued a statement not only ensuring that this will be the case, but the Call of Duty games will continue to come to PlayStation consoles.
Through his official Twitter account, Spencer assured that all contracts between Activision Blizzard and Sony prior to the company’s acquisition will be honored., and hopes that Call of Duty games will continue to be available on PlayStation consoles. This was what he commented:
“I had good calls this week with the leadership at Sony. I confirmed our intention to honor all existing agreements following the 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.”
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
Let us remember that Xbox did respect the exclusivity of deathloop Y Ghostwire: Tokyo for PlayStation 5, which were being developed by Arkane and Tango Gameworks prior to the Microsoft acquisition. Regarding Call of Duty, while it seems that Spencer’s intention is to let this series continue to come to PlayStation for now, this is just a wish. Nothing guarantees that this last point will change in the future.
In related topics, you can learn more about Sony’s response here. Similarly, it seems that Microsoft still has several purchases in mind.
Editor’s Note:
While it is true that the contracts between Activision Blizzard and Sony will be honored, once these come to an end, the number of Xbox exclusives is likely to increase. Nothing ensures that Call of Duty will leave the PlayStation family in the future. Maybe not this year or the next, but maybe in 2024 we will see substantial changes.
Via: Phil Spencer