Microsoft has reportedly offered Sony the rights to add Call of Duty to PS Plus, should its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard go ahead.
Microsoft has reportedly offered Sony the rights to add Call of Duty to its PS Plus subscription service, should its bid to purchase Activision Blizzard succeed.
According to a report by Bloomberg (opens in new tab) (via Video Games Chronicle (opens in new tab)), this new offer, which would bring the award-winning action shooter to the PlayStation Plus service, has been made on top of an as-yet not accepted deal to keep the Call of Duty franchise on PlayStation consoles for 10 years post-acquisition. According to Bloomberg, Sony has not yet accepted this new offer.
This alleged offer presents the latest in a series of efforts made by the Xbox Series X│S parent company to appease Sony, as well as calm the skeptical regulators that have pushed back against the $68.7 billion acquisition offer. Microsoft first proposed it in January 2022, and since then it has seen backlash and critical scrutiny from international regulatory bodies and watchdogs.
