Call of Duty and PlayStation had exclusivity agreements but these will not apply to Xbox now that the company owns Activision. They were “slimy” according to Phil Spencer.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard King for $69 billion and now has control over the management of all its major franchises, first among many call of Duty. In other words, Sony Interactive Entertainment will no longer be able to create exclusivity agreements (between marketing and additional content) linked to the shooter saga.
Since 2015, in fact, PlayStation had agreements with Activision regarding the way of presenting the new chapter and the publication of small exclusive or anticipated additional contents. Means that Is it Xbox’s turn now?
Phil Spencer’s comment on the agreements between PlayStation and Call of Duty
Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, suggested that Sony’s strategies were “slimy” and that he has no intention of repeating them now that he owns the series. “I want to give you the ability to choose how you play and who you play with, without trying to do slimy things with the platforms to force you to do what I want,” he told IGN USA.
The executive made similarly stinging comments during the opening moments of yesterday’s Xbox Games Showcase. Introducing the show, he said: “Call of Duty hasn’t been on our show for 10 years. It’s been even longer since all players of Call of Duty had access to the same game at the same time. Going forward, everyone will be able to experience the game, including the Black Ops 6 beta, seasonal expansions, and updates, upon release.”
In other words, the temporal exclusivity related to Call of Duty will no longer exist.
A little more complicated, however, is the management of Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Game Pass: let’s see which subscription we need for Campaign and multiplayer.
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