-BREAKING- [The Verge] Microsoft will keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for ‘several more years’ beyond existing deal

[Gizmo_Duck]

Sneaky phil still at it with the word soup.

Microsoft is committing to keeping Call of Duty on PlayStation for "several more years" beyond the existing marketing deal Sony has with Activision. Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox chief Phil Spencer made the commitment in a written letter to PlayStation head Jim Ryan earlier this year, and it's the clearest sign yet that Call of Duty won't suddenly disappear from PlayStation platforms if Microsoft's $68.7 billion deal is approved by regulators.

"In January, we provided a signed agreement to Sony to guarantee Call of Duty on PlayStation, with feature and content parity, for at least several more years beyond the current Sony contract, an offer that goes well beyond typical gaming industry agreements," says Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer in a statement to The Verge.

Exactly how many years Call of Duty is guaranteed on PlayStation still isn't crystal clear, but Bloomberg originally reported earlier this year that Microsoft was committed to releasing Call of Duty on PlayStation "for at least the next two years," suggesting that Sony's marketing deal for the franchise could expire in 2024. Microsoft then publicly committed in February to keeping Call of Duty "available on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement and into the future."

 

[Hood Critic]

Of course. Shareholders would riot on the Redmond campus non-stop if he tried to further fck up the churches money.

 

[CoolinInTheCut]

Looks like you were right @5n0man, they do wanna make it exclusive eventually.

 

[5n0man]

Sneaky phil still at it with the word soup.

You finally see it, I remember going back and forth with you over this when I said this months ago.

@CoolinInTheCut

You see it?

 

[Leasy]

There is no benefit keeping COD exclusive. Sony still not be happy because those marketing dollars etc... is over

 

[5n0man]

Looks like you were right @5n0man, they do wanna make it exclusive eventually.

Never believe PR speak from corporate heads

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

You finally see it, I remember going back and forth with you over this when I said this months ago.

@CoolinInTheCut

You see it?

Yeah, i guess this confirms it.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t want to make it exclusive a lot sooner. but their hands are tied. This at least gives Sony the rest of the console generation to come up with their own big GAAS

 

[BBG]

@MeachTheMonster you know what to do

 

[5n0man]

Yeah, i guess this confirms it.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t want to make it exclusive a lot sooner. but their hands are tied

They say what they gotta say to hide the fact that they're creating a monopoly. Once those acquisitions get approved nobody can stop them from doing anything they want.

Bethesda all over again.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

#shambles

 

[levitate]

And Activision would keep it on PlayStation consoles indefinitely

 

[rabbid]

Its over.

 

[Rekkapryde]

There is no benefit keeping COD exclusive. Sony still not happen because those marketing dollars etc... is over

It's COD's biggest platform and moneymaker. shyt makes zero sense for an existing multiplatform IP. But they also got this anti-trust shyt going on. Can't fukk that up.

Wish the SEC would have done the same with EA buying out their competition on the football front

 

[drifter]

Probably not the best time for this to come out if you're MS fighting monopoly charges in the UK or maybe it's why it came out

 

[CoolinInTheCut]

Yeah, i guess this confirms it.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t want to make it exclusive a lot sooner. but their hands are tied. This at least gives Sony the rest of the console generation to come up with their own big GAAS

You already know my thoughts lol. Nobody can replicate COD's success.

But at the same time, nobody fumbles more studios and projects than Microsoft.

We all know there's a vocal group of hardcore gamers that hate COD and everything about it, and it looks like they finally got what they wanted - COD finally falling off.