Phil Spencer has spoken about the purchase of Activision Blizzard, leaving several statements before the media with the aim of dispelling any type of misunderstanding or possible complaints. That is why one of the main objectives for Xbox and for him is that all players can enjoy the titles on the platforms they preferand in no case has it been to take Call of Duty away from Sony.
The competition with PlayStation is existing, and after the announcement of the purchase of Activision by Microsoft, a real informative and legal storm has been unleashed. external factors such as CMA, FTC and more regulatory bodies they have been looking at the case from their own perspectives, and the matter, despite moving slowly, keeps moving forward.
Taking Call of Duty away from Sony has never been Microsoft’s plan
In an interview for the Xbox On medium, Phil Spencer was in charge of talking about various topics, like game exclusivitythe launch of the new Fable, and of course the current situation with the purchase of Activision and the future of the renowned CoD franchise.
“We never had in our model any place where we are removing CoD or something like that from PlayStation […] The real strategic angle behind this was that we needed to be relevant on mobile, and it turns out that Activision Blizzard King is the largest mobile publisher outside of China.”
This is in short, the literal explanation of Phil Spencer’s own words during his interview in the middle of Xbox, the purpose of the purchase was made with an eye toward larger, more competitive marketsin no case the first intention and the only objective was to snatch CoD from Sony, something that the manager has continued to maintain and defend.
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As we can see, taking Call of Duty away from Sony was not a priority for Microsoft. Given the latest news and all the updates that are taking place, we should wait for further statements by relevant members Within the current situation, that they try to clear up all this mess a bit, to see if in a few months, this whole situation is clarified and the purchase of Activision Blizzard is regulated.