The major news of the week is undoubtedly the announcement of the takeover of the group Activision-Blizzard (including King) through Microsoft for nearly 70 billion dollars. Inevitably, the stock markets panicked following this news, with the consequence of lowering the action of sony of 20 billion dollars while those of other publishers have increased, some already imagining that other acquisitions are to come. But the real question that interests players is above all whether the next call of duty and other titles from the publisher will continue to be cross-platform. Phil Spencer does not want to distance the communities, which does not help us much. And in all this, what do you think sony ? Well, the Japanese giant quickly spoke up.
It is through Bloomberg that we learn that a spokesperson for sony said the following to wall street journal :
We expect Microsoft to honor contractual agreements and continue to ensure that Activision games are cross-platform.
Yes, you are not unaware that playstation was entitled to certain exclusivities and, for example, highlights e-sports tournaments on call of duty, with therefore all that this implies in terms of paperwork and signed agreements. As was the case for death loop and soon Ghostwire: Tokyo, Microsoft will therefore undoubtedly have obligations to respect, which could in the short term prevent the privatization of certain licenses to the universe Xbox.
In any case, we will have to wait to see what strategy will be adopted. Microsoft, but what is certain is that the Game Pass will be well fed, subscription that you can find on Amazon.
Update : Phil Spencer contacted sony and confirms Microsoft’s desire to honor its commitments, in addition to ensuring that it wants to leave the license call of duty at the house of playstation.
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
I had some good calls this week with Sony executives. 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. Sony is an important part of our industry and we value our relationship.
The news will reassure players who appreciate the ecosystem playstation and wishing to continue to benefit from the license of FPS.
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