In a new podcast interview with Justine and Jenna Ezarik on Same Brain, the YouTubers asked Xbox boss Phil Spencer about Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and.
What just happened? Microsoft has confirmed that it will not be taking the Call of Duty series off the PlayStation should its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard be given the go-ahead by regulators. The FPS franchise’s future has been a cause of concern among PlayStation owners who feared Microsoft would make it an Xbox/PC exclusive, but this is the clearest commitment Microsoft has made to the series staying on Sony’s machines.
In a new podcast interview with Justine and Jenna Ezarik on Same Brain, the YouTubers asked Xbox boss Phil Spencer about Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and whether it might mean some games would no longer be available on PlayStation.
“We’re not taking Call of Duty from PlayStation. I know that—which isn’t exactly what you asked, but just to like punch that one in the nose, that’s not our intent,” Spencer said. “Our intent is not to do that, and as long as there’s a PlayStation out there to ship to, our intent is that we’d continue to ship Call of Duty on PlayStation, similar to what we’ve done with Minecraft since we’ve owned that.
