Decidedly, this is certainly the story that we hear the most about in recent weeks and that does not stop making noise. Once is not custom, but we will recall the facts for those who have not followed this case with the presence or not in the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles.
Reminder of the facts about the incredible acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
Several months ago, we learned that Microsoft intended to buy Activision Blizzard for the modest sum of 70 billion dollars. If the agreement has still not been signed at the time of writing these lines since some authorities are still scrutinizing certain points, Sony has for its part expressed some of its fears, especially with regard to one of the licenses that made the heyday of PlayStation consoles, we are obviously talking about Call of Duty.
Many times, Phil Spencer has let it be known that he has absolutely no intention of preventing PlayStation gamers from enjoying future FPS titles, even beyond the studio’s agreement with Sony. Despite this and the rather clear messages from the CEO of Xbox, Jim Ryan has meanwhile made it known that he is not enthusiastic about the idea of seeing Xbox players enjoying certain Call of Duty exclusives, as has been possible. be the case before with the PlayStation community.
Moreover, in order not to see the license appear in the Xbox Game Pass on the day of release of the next CoD games, Sony had taken care to sign an agreement with Activision Blizzard, the latter including “restrictions on its ability to place Call of Duty titles on Game Pass for a number of years“.
Phil Spencer reiterates his words and seals the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation once and for all
Recently, in addition to these last events, Phil Spencer had made it known during a Tech Live conference with the Wall Street’s newspaper which took place on October 26, that he wanted to make Call of Duty a Minecraft game. : that is to say, to be able to allow all players from all platforms to enjoy these shooter games, including of course the famous Nintendo Switch console.
This time, in addition to this statement, Phil Spencer wanted, ONCE MORE, to reassure the PlayStation community regarding the licenseduring an interview on the YouTube channel Same Brain.
From now on, so it is sure and certain that all the next Call of Duty games will be released not only on Xbox, but also on PlayStation. Let’s hope Jim Ryan doesn’t need reassurance yet…
A few days after the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 which took place on October 28, we finally have the first numbers, and what numbers! It would appear that Infinity Ward’s latest installment is indeed making franchise history.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2