https://www.gamesradar.com/microsoft-activision-deal-isnt-meant-to-pull-communities-away-from-playstation-phil-spencer-says/
Microsoft won't try to "pull communities away" from PlayStation as it brings Activision Blizzard and its slate of games aboard.
The news of the Microsoft Activision purchase broke earlier today, with Microsoft revealing the nearly $70 billion deal that is set to make it the third largest gaming company in the world (behind Tencent and Sony). Xbox boss Phil Spencer mentioned as part of the initial announcement that Activision's games will still be "enjoyed on a variety of platforms". A new interview with Bloomberg adds a little more detail to Microsoft's planned approach to Activision games.
“I’ll just say to players out there who are playing Activision Blizzard games on Sony’s platform: It’s not our intent to pull communities away from that platform and we remain committed to that," Spencer said.
It seems that, at least at first, Activision games will continue to release on Playstaion. This would make the most sense for games as large as COD. MS would be dumb to lock out millions of players in hopes to get people over to gamepass. They could keep selling on PS while also enticing people to join GP through Day 1 deals and feature parity.
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