Foreign news11:19, 2023-07-17
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said on Twitter: Microsoft has signed a deal to bring “Call of Duty” to the PlayStation video game console. (PlayStation) following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard (Activision Blizzard).
Spencer stated that “We are delighted to announce that Microsoft and PlayStation have signed an agreement to provide the game.
Call of Duty stays on the PlayStation. after Microsoft acquired Activation Blizzard.”
Activision is the maker of the best-selling Call of Duty video game series. As a result, regulators around the world have raised serious concerns about Microsoft’s dominance in the gaming market. If Activision’s acquisition is approved
Microsoft also manufactures the Xbox, a direct competitor to Sony’s PlayStation. cause concern that Microsoft will make games “exclusives” for their consoles. and squeezed Sony out of the competition.
However, the agreement will help to some extent resolve the above concerns. According to a Microsoft spokesperson. The agreement is a long-term agreement. And the company has signed similar agreements in the past.
Earlier, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) tried to prevent Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion purchase of Activation Blizzard, the US video game maker. million dollars, and the FTC appealed to the San Francisco District Court. to ask the court to temporarily suspend the agreement between Microsoft and Activision due to concerns about monopoly in the market
But last Friday (July 14), the US Court of Appeals rejected the FTC’s motion to allow Microsoft to expand its gaming business by closing its acquisition of Activision. which is the largest ever in the video game industry. It still has to be approved in the UK.
By InfoQuest News Agency (17 July ’23)
Tags: Call of Duty, Microsoft, PlayStation, Twitter, Spain, PlayStation, Microsoft
