With the acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, Call of Duty may soon disappear from the PlayStation.
Since the announcement of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard earlier this year, the video game market has been suspended by the computer giant’s decisions. It must be said that despite the many internal controversies that have shaken the development studio, the latter remains at the forefront of many cult games, especially on PlayStation. Logically, this acquisition raises questions: Now that Microsoft has control over the titles created by Activision-Blizzard, should we expect to see? must And Crash Bandicoot to disappear Will Sony machines be Xbox exclusive?
Microsoft wants to be reassuring, but not definitive
At the time of the acquisition of the study group, Microsoft hadn’t hesitated to brush players in the direction of the hair. Despite the acquisition, the company would have supplied Sonya signed agreement that guarantees the release of Call of Duty games on PlayStation, for at least several years after the expiration of the current contract“. The offer was presented as generous and for good reason: it officially guaranteed that certain Activision-Blizzard titles would continue to appear on PlayStation 4 and 5.
Good news, then, but that does not satisfy Jim Ryan, the president of the PlayStation brand. In an interview with game industrythe entrepreneur indicates that the agreement between Sony and Microsoft would be “inadequate in many respects“. First, because it’s only a three-year postponement of must for a possible Xbox exclusive migration: “After nearly 20 years of Call of Duty on PlayStation, their proposal is inadequate and does not take into account the impact on our players. We want to make sure PlayStation players continue to experience Call of Duty of the highest quality, and Microsoft’s proposal undermines that principle.“.
Three years is very little to say goodbye to a cult license that has made the hours of the PlayStation great. However, after an estimated acquisition a $ 68.7 billion, it seems logical that Microsoft wants to make its investment profitable by making the flagship titles of Activision-Blizzard exclusively on PC and Xbox. It remains to be seen what long-term impact this decision will have on PlayStation players.