According to the Redmond-based company, Sony has nothing to fear. If the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is approved everywhere, Microsoft will continue to make the record-breaking annual Call of Duty available on its rival’s platforms.

Back in January, we reported that Microsoft had reached an agreement to bring Call of Duty to PlayStation in the next few years after Sony and Activision Blizzard had somewhat pulled the IP away from Xbox: new DLC for PlayStation 4 titles usually had a month of exclusivity, but even this year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has a similar agreement in place for beta testing (we’ve reported on the dates of these before).

However, this agreement has been extended by a few years. Xbox boss Phil Spencer said in a statement to The Verge: “In January, we provided a signed agreement to Sony to guarantee Call of Duty on PlayStation, with feature and content parity, for at least several more years beyond the current Sony contract, an offer that goes well beyond typical gaming industry agreements.” The key phrase there is “several MORE years!”

However, you can see what the fuss is about regarding the comment: the UK’s competition and markets authority, CMA, is reluctant to agree to Microsoft spending nearly $70 billion on Activision Blizzard because of the potential exclusivity of Call of Duty for Xbox (and, of course, Sony is concerned about it, too), but Spencer’s wording suggests the opposite. Of course, it could turn around in a matter of moments: one minute, they’re doing the peacock dance, the next, they’re pulling out the rug after the mandatory minimum.

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Source: WCCFTech