Microsoft has committed to keeping the Call of Duty<\/em> franchise on PlayStation for several years after the completion of current deals between Sony and Activision, according to Xbox head Phil Spencer.<\/p>
In a statement provided to The Verge<\/a>, Spencer confirmed that he had sent a signed agreement to PlayStation lead Jim Ryan earlier this year that detailed Microsoft’s commitment to keeping Call of<\/em> Duty <\/em>on PlayStation consoles “for several more years beyond the current Sony contract.” This news comes just a month after Sony publicly said<\/a> that Microsoft’s Activision acquisition could influence consumers’ console purchase choices.<\/p>
Spencer did not say exactly how long past the current agreements Microsoft would continue to release Call of Duty<\/em> for PlayStation. Based on the language used by Microsoft and Activision during the former’s $68.7 billion acquisition of the latter, the current deal between Sony and Activision could reportedly expire as early as 2024<\/a>.<\/p>
Microsoft said in January of this year that the next three Call of Duty<\/em><\/a> <\/em>releases are guaranteed to release on PlayStation, along with Xbox and PC of course, including the upcoming release of Modern Warfare 2<\/em>. With the agreement sent from Spencer to Ryan, it appears that Call of Duty<\/em> releases after those three will continue to release on PlayStation.<\/p>
