Microsoft defend Activision-Blizzard buyout by saying the company don’t make any “must have” games

[peter42O]

@Xbox Acquisition |OT6| The One Where Nothing Happens

I don’t see what is ambiguous about what they said, like what is ambiguous about this quote relating to CoD “To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of Duty and other popular Activision Blizzard titles available on PlayStation through the term of any existing agreement with Activision.

Translation -

We will honor all pre-existing contracts which is a given since Microsoft did the same for Bethesda, Obsidian and InXile.

@Xbox Acquisition |OT6| The One Where Nothing Happens

And we have committed to Sony that we will also make them available on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement and into the future so that Sony fans can continue to enjoy the games they love. We are …

Translation -

We will not remove or pull or delist any already existing games on PlayStation so all previously released COD games, Diablo IV, etc. will remain as is and for those like Warzone 2, Overwatch 2 and Diablo IV, just like TESO and Fallout 76, PlayStation will still get all the future updates and whatnot.

Of course, I was mainly replying to where you said U.S. regulators have forced Microsoft’s hand. They haven’t and they won’t.

But like with Bethesda, my prediction remains the same. Once contracts are done, Sony and PlayStation fans can kiss COD and everything else goodbye.