A few weeks ago we told you that the European Union was deeply analyzing the possible purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft and that it was in a difficult situation because of the campaign launched by Sony, which focused on understandable fear and was accompanied by significant hypocrisy, as you will all remember “first on PlayStation” which has been associated with Call of Duty for years.

Microsoft is clear that it wants to buy Activision Blizzard, and it’s willing to do whatever it takes to do so, there’s no doubt about that. The Redmond giant tried to calm the controversy caused by Sony in the face of the possibility of Call of Duty disappearing from the PlayStation catalog, and did it in a very curious way. is committed to bringing said franchise to Sony’s console for as long as it exists.

Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, made this clear in an interview, and he made it so clear because he wants to prevent Sony from holding on to any kind of argument or double-edged sword in order to continue to block the purchase. the Activision Blizzard operation by the Redmond giant.

According to Spencer, they are not going to deprive PlayStation of Call of Duty and he said as much “As long as PlayStation exists, it is our intention to continue bringing this franchise to said console.”. This represents a total commitment on the part of the head of the Xbox division, and having been made public while the process of investigating a possible purchase of Activision Blizzard is ongoing, it represents, as you may have imagined, much more than a simple statement, it is a compromise and I have no doubt that Microsoft will take advantage of it to support future arguments.

On the other hand, the executive also said it would like to bring the Call of Duty saga to the Nintendo Switchwhich would not be impossible, but it would be very complicated due to a simple technical problem, namely that the said console has hardware specifications that do not allow a direct conversion, which reduces the resolution and quality of the graphics, it would be necessary to carry out an optimization and adaptation process in order to adapt the franchise to the capabilities of said console.

After these statements from the head of Xbox, which, as I said, leave no room for doubt, I can’t help but wonder what arguments Sony will try to use to continue to defend the purchase of Activision Blizzard. Something tells me it won’t be long before we get rid of the doubt, but I can finally see the end of it all more clearly and I have a feeling Microsoft will get away with it in the end.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer on PlayStation’s Call of Duty:

“As long as there is a PlayStation to ship to, it is our intention to continue to ship Call of Duty on PlayStation” https://t.co/n2q3zEtLju pic.twitter.com/qaGsnmjUC4

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) 31 October 2022