Microsoft and Sony Sign “Binding Agreement” to Keep Call of Duty Series on PlayStation

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has announced that Microsoft and Sony Interactive Entertainment have “signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard,” and that the company will “remain focused on ensuring that Call of Duty remains available on more platforms and for more consumers than ever before.” Microsoft previously offered Microsoft and Nintendo a 10-year deal to keep the high selling series on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms, and Sony ‘s refusal of the deal was one of the many hurdles preventing the acquisition’s approval. Microsoft recently won its court case against the FTC over its proposed acquisition allowing it to proceed in the US.

Spencer’s full statement regarding the announcement:

“We have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favorite games.”

Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith:

“From day one of this acquisition, we’ve been committed to addressing the concerns of regulators, platform and game developers, and consumers. Even after we cross the finish line for this deal’s approval, we will remain focused on ensuring that Call of Duty remains available on more platforms and for more consumers than ever before.”

Details for the latest game in the series, Modern Warfare II can be seen below:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, the sequel to 2019’s blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, will deliver the most ambitious and innovative Call of Duty to date, ushering in a new era for the franchise. Next-generation technology and gameplay come together in the most groundbreaking and comprehensive game in the series. Fight alongside Task Force 141 in a globe-trotting single-player campaign, play lone-wolf or rally with your team in immersive multiplayer combat, complete with new locales and ways to play, and experience an evolved Special Ops game mode featuring tactical co-op gameplay. Fans everywhere can look forward to a new Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 experience releasing this year, the evolution in Battle Royale with a brand-new play space. Expect a massive calendar of free content post-launch featuring evolving gameplay with new maps, modes, seasonal events, community celebrations and more.

Epic and Gripping Single-Player Campaign

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II picks up the action as the sequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019), as the newly formed Task Force 141 faces a massive global threat across a campaign of missions that push the boundaries of gameplay.

• The action takes players around the world as Task Force 141 works to neutralize a terrorist conspiracy and attack on the US, spanning locations around the globe.

• A newly aligned menace conspires to create chaos inside the US’ borders and Task Force 141 must come together against all odds.

• Players will fight alongside the most iconic characters in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, including Captain Price, Ghost, Soap, Gaz and Laswell, as well as encounter a host of lethal new allies like Mexican Special Forces, Colonel Alejandro Vargas and adversaries drawn from the murkiest corners of the global war on terror.

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