Xbox has reaffirmed that Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation and even compared the franchise's multi-platform future to Minecraft.
Xbox is committed to keeping Call of Duty on PlayStation and other platforms if and when the Activision deal closes. Earlier this year, Microsoft made a bombshell announcement with the biggest acquisition in the history of the gaming industry. The tech giant confirmed it would be buying Activision for just shy of $70 billion, meaning Call of Duty, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and tons of other major franchises and top-tier developers would all become first-party property of Xbox.
In a new blog post, Phil Spencer cleared the air about the Activision deal. In the post, he talked about how franchises like Call of Duty will be on Xbox Game Pass in the future amongst other things. One of the other key takeaways was that Spencer said Xbox is"committed" to making the same versions of Call of Duty available on PlayStation on the same day it releases on Xbox platforms.
"We've heard that this deal might take franchises like Call of Duty away from the places where people currently play them," wrote Spencer."That's why, as we've said before, we are committed to making the same version of Call of Duty available on PlayStation on the same day the game launches elsewhere. We will continue to enable people to play with each other across platforms and across devices.
PlayStation had previously raised concerns about Xbox's acquisition of Activision, noting how big and important Call of Duty is as a franchise. The rival platform holder stated that the deal could push players to play on Xbox because it owns Call of Duty. Whether Spencer's statement serves as a counter to that is up for debate, but it certainly does offer a more definitive stance on the matter.
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