Microsoft offers Sony 10-year Call of Duty deal for PS: Report

November 22, 2022 By Monica Green

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The tech giant stated earlier this year that it intended to purchase Activision Blizzard for over $70 billion, but the deal has drawn significant regulatory scrutiny from bodies including the European Commission and the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The New York Times reported that Microsoft claimed to have made an offer to retain Call of Duty on PlayStation for an additional ten years on November 11. Sony, however, chose not to respond to this particular allegation. Jim Ryan, the CEO of PlayStation, previously disclosed that Microsoft had only proposed to extend the PlayStation platform's access to Call of Duty for three more years after current contracts ran out. Microsoft never responded to the assertion. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, has stated time and time again that his company would not take the Call of Duty series away from PlayStation. Speaking to the New York Times after the agreement, Spencer highlighted that contacting Sony and pledging to maintain the series on PlayStation were on the agenda of his first discussion with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Sony reportedly hired a consulting firm for talks on Capitol Hill and took additional precautions to oppose the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. The consultancy firm's justifications apparently found usage elsewhere, leading to the CMA's decision to look into the acquisition more thoroughly. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Has Only 72MB of Nothing

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Microsoft wants to add popular franchises like Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Diablo to its Xbox Game Pass subscription service if the merger is approved. By June 2023, the deal is anticipated to be finalized.

By Monica Green

I am specialised in latest tech and tech discoveries.

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