Microsoft has been very busy trying to convince regulators that its purchase of Activision Blizzard King will not lead to anything close to a monopoly. One tactic has been to offer Nintendo, Nvidia, EE, Valve, Sony, and others 10-year deals to make Call of Duty games available on their platforms. Sony turned down this deal, but it looks like the Japanese company has realized it’s time to admit defeat after The US Federal Trade Commission failed to stop Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King and the UK Competition and Markets Authority agreed to talk after first halting the fusion.
I say that because of Xbox chief Phil Spencer disclose Sony has signed a deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard King. Spencer didn’t mention a time frame, but the six sources I spoke to claim it’s a 10-year agreement like the others. That’s ten years starting in 2024, as Sony’s contract with Activision includes the soon-to-launch Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, so expect to see Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles until at least 2035.
2023-07-16 19:38:00
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