The UK's Competition Markets Authority is starting to believe that Microsoft will be forced to make Call of Duty available on PlayStation platforms following its acquisition of Activision.

According to a report published by Gamesradar today, Friday, March 24, the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has published a new preliminary finding on its position on the Activision acquisition deal, after updating its previous findings. While the CMA was not very keen on the acquisition in the past due to its negative repercussions on competition, it now appears to have changed its position.

Overall, according to the statement, the deal will not significantly reduce competition in terms of console gaming in the UK, and Microsoft will have nothing to gain financially by restricting Call of Duty to a single gaming platform, referring to the title's removal from all PlayStation platforms.

In other words, according to the CMA statement, Microsoft will not be able to reap the profits that could keep the title going with its current strength if it only makes the game available on its own platforms and removes it from PlayStation.

Perhaps these expectations are correct, especially since statistics have confirmed that the majority of the Call of Duty series' profits come from PlayStation platforms.

In any case, this would be a dangerous move not in favor of Sony and the PlayStation brand, which took too long to intercept the conclusion of the deal and thwarted it in various ways.

We may see a new ruling on the UK Competition Markets Authority’s position on the Activision acquisition. If this step is successful, Microsoft will have achieved a major success and a long way in this acquisition journey.

It remains to be seen what the authority's position will be on the idea of offering the Call of Duty game via Game Pass for free, which will put Sony in an awkward position by forcing players to buy the game at full price in order to access it on PlayStation platforms.

Earlier this month, in a filing with the CMA, Microsoft said that offering Call of Duty on PlayStation platforms for the next 10 years will give Sony enough time to create a new competitive title.

For its part, Sony said in its latest comments to the CMA that its experience in developing first-person shooters and battle royale games is limited, according to its description. And that Call of Duty is a game for them that they cannot compete with, due to its strong position among players and markets, as well as its development costs.

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