{"id":27136,"date":"2022-01-20T14:24:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/cod-games-multiplatform-xbox-activision-deal"},"modified":"2024-07-19T11:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T11:21:31","slug":"cod-games-multiplatform-xbox-activision-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/cod-games-multiplatform-xbox-activision-deal","title":{"rendered":"New Call of Duty games expected to remain multiplatform after Xbox-Activision acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days after the gaming industry got upturned by Microsoft’s $ 68.7 billion acquisition<\/a> of Activision Blizzard, Sony Interactive Entertainment issued its first statement regarding its long-standing exclusivity agreement with the publisher to bring the Call of Duty series to the PlayStation platform.<\/p>\n

The tech giant is looking to expand its portfolio and business across console, PC, mobile devices and cloud service; however, there is a cloud of doubt hanging over the future of the Call of Duty series receiving exclusive game content to PlayStation.<\/p>\n

Sony comments on Xbox Blizzard acquisition<\/h2>\n

In a statement to the Wall Street Journal<\/a> on 20th January 2022, a Sony representative said, “We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform.”<\/p>\n

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Microsoft will be honouring existing “contractual agreements” between Activision Blizzard and Sony. (Picture: Activision Blizzard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the video game series accounts for 55% of the publisher’s profit, this justifies Sony’s concerns about whether the PlayStation platform will continue to receive exclusive content to PlayStation consoles.<\/p>\n

Some examples include the year-long Special Ops Survival Mode from Modern Warfare back in 2019 and the limited time Zombies mode, Onslaught, from Black Ops Cold War in 2020.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the Call of Duty series has seen some fantastic strides over the last few months as Call of Duty: Vanguard and Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War were named 2021’s best-selling video games in the U.S., according to the market research company NPD.<\/p>\n

Outside of the Call of Duty series, the publisher is responsible for other notable gaming releases, including Overwatch, Diablo, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush.<\/p>\n