Over the past month, that is, since the start of the biggest deal, the acquisition of Activision by Microsoft, we have heard a lot about the fate of Call of Duty, as it is not only Activision's biggest title, but also one of the biggest titles in the entire industry.

Obviously, the Xbox Head Phil Spencer He was tired of this repeated question, and in a recent interview, Spencer settled the debate about the future of Call of Duty on PlayStation once and for all, as we see some realism in his speech when he said: “There is no contract that says forever.” This means that Call of Duty will not be available forever on the PlayStation platform.

I think this idea that we're going to write a contract that says forever is a little bit silly, but making a long-term commitment that Sony is comfortable with, regulators are comfortable with, I have no problem with that at all.

This statement does not negate the promises made by “Phil Spencer” about COD, because he previously said that the game will exist for several years on the platform after the current marketing agreement that Sony has concluded with Activision. This indicates that Microsoft will honor any existing agreement between Activision Blizzard and any other party.

On the other hand, Sony opposed the deal, saying it was “inappropriate” and considered a form of monopoly. Some organizations agreed with the deal, but the crisis remains in Europe regarding the deal from the European Commission and other organizations.

The deal is facing ongoing investigations in Europe, but Activision boss Bobby Kotick remains fully confident that the deal will work in favor of both companies. According to his expectations, the deal will close at the end of the current fiscal year (in June 2023), that is, at the latest in eight months, and who knows… we could see the deal completed before June.