Xbox is committed to maintaining Call of Duty on PlayStation and other platforms when the Activision deal closes. Earlier this year, Microsoft made an amazing announcement with the largest acquisition in the history of the gaming industry. The tech giant has confirmed that it will buy Activision for just $70 billion, meaning that Call of Duty, Overwatch, World of Warcraft and tons of other major franchises and top-tier developers will all become first-party properties for Xbox. The immediate concern by some was that this could mean that Call of Duty would join Halo as an Xbox exclusive. Shortly after the news of the acquisition, Xbox’s Phil Spencer indicated that Microsoft intends to honor existing PlayStation agreements with Call of Duty regarding marketing deals etc. However, some felt this wasn’t definitive enough to rule out Call of Duty eventually becoming an Xbox exclusive.
in New blog postPhil Spencer cleared the air over the Activision deal. In the post, he talked about how franchises like Call of Duty will appear on Xbox Game Pass in the future among other things. Among other key points, Spencer said Xbox is “committed” to making the same versions of Call of Duty available on PlayStation the same day they release on Xbox platforms. Spencer even mentioned how this can be useful, pointing out how to do it Maine Craft It’s a huge hit on other platforms outside of Xbox.
“We’ve heard that this deal could take franchises like Call of Duty away from where people are currently playing,” Spencer wrote. “That’s why, as we’ve said before, we’re committed to making the same version of Call of Duty available on PlayStation the same day the game launches elsewhere. We’ll continue to enable people to play with each other across platforms and across devices. We know that Gamers are benefiting from this approach because we did it with Minecraft, which is still available on multiple platforms and has expanded to include more since Mojang joined Microsoft in 2014. As we expand our Play Store interface across new devices and platforms, we’ll make sure we do so in a way that protects the ability of Developers get to choose how their games are distributed.”
PlayStation has previously raised concerns about the Xbox’s acquisition of Activision, citing how important Call of Duty is as a franchise. The rival platform holder stated that the deal could push players to play on Xbox because it owns Call of Duty. Whether Spencer’s statement is the antithesis of that is up for debate, but he certainly offers a more specific position on the matter.
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