After Microsoft took over Activision Blizzard, PlayStation fans were worried about the future of Call of Duty on the platform. Today we can confirm Microsoft’s intention to keep CoD on the PS4 and PS5 in the future.
On January 18, Microsoft shocked the gaming world. And this by buying Activision Blizzard for 70 billion dollars.
With the acquisition of all Activision titles, PlayStation fans feared that the popular first-person shooter, Call of Duty, would become exclusive to Xbox with Microsoft at the helm.
However, PlayStation fans can rejoice. Indeed Microsoft Gaming has confirmed that Call of Duty will remain on the Sony console.
The head of Microsoft gaming confirms that Call of Duty will be available on PS4 and PS5.
Had good calls this week with leaders at Sony. I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.
—Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 20, 2022
Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Gaming, tweeted on January 20. And this to let it be known that Microsoft will continue to work with Sony and will keep CoD on the PlayStation platform.
“I have confirmed our intention to honor all existing agreements upon the acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.”
Details on exactly how Microsoft will execute these plans have not been disclosed.
Just another typical @XboxP3 big Where, per the usual.
— Ryan Wyatt (fwiz.eth) (@Fwiz) January 20, 2022
Nonetheless, fans are excited to see the companies working together.
The next Call of Duty is rumored to be Modern Warfare 2. Moreover, it will be released between October and November 2022. However, Activision mentioned that the deal with Microsoft won’t be done until 2023, so we’ll have to wait and see. there will be exclusives (like GamePass) or bonuses for Xbox players.