Microsoft’s Xbox chief settles the Call of Duty PlayStation debate once and for all

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Native Call of Duty on PlayStation, not linked to them having to carry Game Pass, not streaming. If they want a streaming version of Call of Duty we could do that as well, just like we do on our own consoles.

There’s nothing behind my back. It is the Call of Duty Modern Warfare II doing great on PlayStation, doing great on Xbox. The next game, the next, next, next, next, next [game]. Native on the platform, not having to subscribe to Game Pass. Sony does not have to take Game Pass on their platform to make that happen.

There’s nothing hidden. We want to continue to ship Call of Duty on PlayStation without any kind of weird ‘aha I figured out the gotcha’ as Phil said ‘our intent.’ I understand some people’s concerns on this, and I’m just trying to be as clear as I can be.

QuoteGiver on November 15th, 2022 at 22:39 UTC »

“This idea that we would write a contract that says the word forever in it I think is a little bit silly, but to make a longer term commitment that Sony would be comfortable with, regulators would be comfortable with, I have no issue with that at all,” says Spencer.

LOL, he’s still so expertly careful to only promise as far as it’ll make the regulators happy. Beyond that, nothing on paper.

RagingFluffyPanda on November 15th, 2022 at 18:53 UTC »

At the end of the day, if they think they can make more money long term by making COD Xbox/PC exclusive, they'll do so. In all likelihood though, they've run the numbers and it doesn't make sense.

What we're seeing more of though, and what is likely to happen here, is delayed/timed releases where people on certain systems get earlier access. If Xbox times the release of the next COD with the release of the next generation of consoles and gives Xbox folks access a month early, that could seriously impact sales of next gen consoles without completely alienating PlayStation folks. I think that still maximizes Xbox's investment without alienating gamers completely, but it'll all depend on the numbers.

nates514 on November 15th, 2022 at 17:47 UTC »

With them buying Bethesda, obsidian, and several other first person rpg makers if there is an Xbox exclusive game it will probably be one of those. That said exclusivity only goes so far, u get a big bump in console sales but in the long run I feel like you would be better off making the games more universal