Earlier this year, Sony PlayStation's Jim Ryan said that Microsoft's three-year plan to support Call of Duty on its platform was "inadequate in many ways." In recent comments on the SameBrain gaming podcast, Xbox head Phil Spencer said that this timeline will be extended indefinitely—or at least for as long as PlayStation exists.
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"Call of Duty is not leaving PlayStation," he said. "As long as there are people playing on PlayStation, we will continue to ship Call of Duty games for them to play, just like we did with Minecraft.".
We want to give players more opportunities to play Minecraft in different places, not reduce the number of places they can play . It's good for player retention as well as new members of the community .
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Spencer’s comments come as the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a “phase 2 investigation” into Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision . One reason the UK regulator may not approve Microsoft ’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is concerns that Microsoft could restrict Call of Duty from PlayStation consoles. In response, Microsoft accused the UK regulator of adopting Sony ’s complaints in its initial investigation. However, Spencer said Microsoft is confident the deal will be approved by the end of its financial year, in June 2023.
In 2001, Activision released the groundbreaking “Call of Duty” for PC and Mac. The success of “Call of Duty” led to a series of sequels that remain some of the best-selling games of all time.
Information source: engadget.com
