San Francisco, Sep 3 : Microsoft has said it will continue to support the wildly well-known Call of Duty (CoD) game on its rival Sony PlayStation gaming consoles for “several more years.”Activision Blizzard, acquired by Microsoft for $68.7 billion, owns several of the most popular and most well-known gaming franchises, like Call of Duty as well as World of Warcraft.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer stated to The Verge that CoD will remain for a long time on Sony PlayStation consoles for many years to come.
“In January, we presented an agreement signed by Sony to ensure Call of Duty on PlayStation, with feature and content parity for at least several years after the expiration of the Sony contract, a deal that is far more than normal gaming industry contracts.” Spencer was quoted as saying in the report late on Friday.
He hasn’t revealed the exact length of time CoD will be available on PlayStation.
In January, Microsoft confirmed that it will allow the popular first-person shooter game CoD to continue to play on Sony PlayStation.
“I confirmed our decision to honor all agreements in place when we acquire the assets of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation,” Spencer had said in a tweet.
“Sony is an integral element of our field, and we are grateful for our relationship with them,” he added.
There were fears that CoD could be an Microsoft Xbox exclusive franchise.
In the meantime the UK market watchdog has launched an in-depth investigation regarding Microsoft’s $68.7 billion all-cash transaction, in the event that concerns regarding antitrust practices are not addressed.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) expressed concern that Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard “could substantially reduce the level of competition in gaming consoles Multi-game subscription services, and cloud gaming (game streaming)”.
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