Microsoft Says It Wouldn’t Be Able to Sabotage Call of Duty on PlayStation

Microsoft says there’s no reason to worry about Sony’s inferior version of Call of Duty launching on PlayStation consoles if the Microsoft and Activision Blizzard acquisitions are completed.

among them Latest submission The UK Competition and Markets Authority has responded to Sony’s concerns that Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will interfere with future PlayStation versions of Call of Duty titles. In its filing, Microsoft referenced a new remedy that addresses Sony’s concerns about “worse versions of his CoD titles on PlayStation consoles.”

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Elsewhere in the document, Microsoft also wrote about the length of its proposed 10-year deal with Sony, stating that “Microsoft is willing to work with Sony as the primary publisher and console platform to develop an alternative to CoD.” considers a period of 10 years to be sufficient.”

A separate document filed with the UK’s CMA earlier this month included comments from Sony expressing concerns about the future of Call of Duty. The company was concerned that Microsoft might increase the price of Call of Duty on PlayStation, prioritize the Xbox version, or release buggy builds of the game on PlayStation.

Call of Duty was a major point of contention during Microsoft and Sony’s battle over the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Sony has said its proposed 10-year Call of Duty proposal would “irreparably damage competition,” but Microsoft has made Call of Duty a reality for just about every platform under the sun, including the Nintendo Switch. After agreeing to introduce Duty, Sony signed an agreement.

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