The purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft raised many doubts, especially because of the importance of some franchises of both companies, among which we can undoubtedly highlight the series Call of Duty, but also others like Diablo, Overwatch and World of Warcraft.

Until now, Sony has enjoyed some favored treatment in this regard through the classics “first on PlayStation”, this allowed users of the said console to enjoy content from the Call of Duty saga before anyone else, and it is clear that this gave it an advantage over the Xbox.

If Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard, it’s obvious Sony will lose this advantageThe Japanese company is also worried about the possible loss of the Call of Duty franchise, which it made quite clear in its response to official questions from the Brazilian competition regulator.

All this information was released by the Brazilian government and you can clearly read in the documents that Sony commented that the Call of Duty franchise is so big that it’s “an essential, triple-A game that has no rivals.”

The Japanese company also said that it is such a popular franchise that it can influence players’ decisions when choosing a console to buy. On this topic, I think we could introduce very important nuances, especially after seeing the success that the Nintendo Switch has achieved, despite not having the Call of Duty saga, although I understand Sony’s approach.

But that’s not all, Sony says that Activision Blizzard invests so much money and time in the development of each new release of the Call of Duty franchise, which is theoretically almost impossible for a direct rival to appear, a series at the height of the aforementioned saga. He also strengthened his argument by saying that it remained for decades the best-selling game of its genre.

Sony is concerned that Call of Duty will become an Xbox and PC exclusive

This was made clear when I saw the argument that was presented to the government of Brazil, but could it really happen? The truth is, it’s an option and it definitely makes sense. Microsoft has said it plans to keep Call of Duty as a multi-platform game after buying Activision Blizzard, but soon after we found out that in fact there is only a commitment to make three more deliveries franchises on PlayStation (contractual terms involved). When this obligation is fulfilled, Microsoft will have the option not to launch further parts of the saga on the said console.

That’s the fear that Sony has, and the truth is it’s completely understandable. The weight of the Call of Duty franchise today is huge. Nintendo was able to compensate for this with two great switches, the hybrid approach of the Nintendo Switch and its own franchises, but it would be much more difficult for Sony. I guess this raises an interesting question, would you buy a PlayStation if that console lost the Call of Duty franchise? Read in the comments.