The redemption ofActivision-Blizzard by Microsoft worried a good part of the community playstationwho thought he had to say goodbye to the license call of duty on their favorite consoles. But Microsoft has since made it clear that the series will continue to be cross-platform, even after the publisher’s takeover and even after the deals that are still in effect between Activision and sony. Something to reassure a lot of people, but Sony still has some concerns. We discover this on a Brazilian government document which leaked on ResetEra (relayed by Eurogamer), and which reveals a lot of internal information on certain companies, including Sony.
Sony is not quiet
This document shows Sony’s point of view on the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, and more particularly on the future of the license call of duty. Sony then recognizes that call of duty has absolutely no rival, not even the license Battlefieldand that even with a similar budget, it would be impossible to replicate this success:
” Despite significant budgets and resources, no other developer has managed to create a license that rivals Call of Duty, which stands out as a gaming category in its own right. »
For Sony, a game call of duty is a “ essential game »a license that can compete with the biggest entertainment licenses, whether Harry Potter, Star Wars Where Game Of Thrones.
And with such an impact, Sony is concerned that call of duty is so popular that it can influence a user’s choice of consolein other words that the latter may prefer an Xbox rather than a PlayStationeven if the license is available on both machines.
Remember that for years, the license call of duty was precisely very linked to PlayStation, with DLC or betas that arrived ahead of Sony machines, so we imagine that the manufacturer knows what he is talking about.
“Call of Duty? But no, it’s not a major license let’s see »
Meanwhile, Microsoft is still trying to make eyes at the FTC so that the takeover is approved by the major authorities that regulate the market. And the builder plays it candid once again, claiming that Activision-Blizzard has no license that is a ” must have »as he told the New Zealand Commerce Commission:
” Specifically, with respect to Activision Blizzard video games, there is nothing unique about video games developed and published by Activision Blizzard that is a “must have” for rival PC and console video game distributors and which could cause a problem. »
Whether call of duty, even beyond what we think of the quality of each game, is not a must-have for a video game company, we wonder what can be. And that’s not counting Blizzard heavyweights like World of Warcraft, Diablo Where Overwatch.
We obviously understand that Microsoft is trying to minimize the impact of the takeover on the market so that it is approved more quickly, but all the same, it’s a bit big there. Still, for the moment, the investigation into the takeover continues on the side of the FTC, and could be approved (or not) in the coming weeks.