There is a war going on in the games market where Microsoft wants the best games for the Xbox and Sony in turn the same for the Playstation. The latest is that Microsoft tried to buy the gaming giant Activision Blizzard, but the competition authorities around the world have put sticks in the wheels. They believe that Microsoft should then be able to make game titles such as the popular Call of Duty exclusive for Xbox.
Just last week, Microsoft took a big step forward when a federal court overruled the US Federal Trade Commission and approved the deal. Probably to appease the FTC, Microsoft has now signed an agreement with Playstation that Call of Duty will continue to be available on the game console.
We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and @PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favorite games.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) July 16, 2023
Microsoft’s Gaming CEO Phil Spencer made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday.
Microsoft has previously agreed to license out the game series to competitors such as Nintendo on long contracts.
(b. 1969): Freelance journalist. Jonas has worked for Lyd & Bilde since 2007 with most things that can be called portable. That is, mobile phones, wireless speakers and headphones. Sometimes the testing comes into the colleagues’ areas within multi-room sound, home cinema and photography. He started his career as a technology journalist at IDG and wrote for PC för Alla, Internetworld and what later became M3, among others.
2023-07-18 20:00:04
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