Daaamn, it all makes sense now - Phil about to reveal the talks went well because HE is now the leader at Sony.
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Phil Spencer - "We intend to honor all previous agreements and desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation"
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Warzone is Call of Duty and will remain on PlayStation but if you want any other CoD product you will need a platform that supports Game Pass.
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The salt in this thread is ridiculous. This is when Era is Sony Central
Well me I read this like at least one CoD title will be on PS but the conditional ("our desire") means on a new contractual ground that needs to be discussed. It's a possibility that many mentionned here with Warzone.
There's precedent either way. Minecraft Dungeons came out for PS4 but Starfield and apparently Elder Scrolls aren't coming to PS5. This could even mean Warzone keeps going on PS but other COD games don't. None of us randos will know until it happens. :)
People replying "oh just Warzone then".. curious what they mean.
Isn't Warzone the bit people actually still care about?
Not an exact science of course but Warzone is currently the 8th most popular stream on Twitch. Vanguard is far enough down that I couldn't be bothered to count. A few spots below Super Mario 64.
Isn't Warzone the bit people actually still care about?
Not an exact science of course but Warzone is currently the 8th most popular stream on Twitch. Vanguard is far enough down that I couldn't be bothered to count. A few spots below Super Mario 64.
what multiplatform best selling multiplayer game did Microsoft make exclusive from Bethesda?
I mean I thought that would be the case with MLB The Show this year but it being on Gamepass on another platform... did not hurt sales on the PS4/PS5 -at all-.
I would honestly be surprised if MS kept annual COD on PS5 unless Sony really was writing them a big check to make it worthwhile.
"Desire, starts with a D, the fourth letter of the alphabet, 4...PS4...CoD only on PS4"
Dang okay.
But I mean, for me personally, Bethesda just made sense for MS. Whereas Acti is a huge purchase for them. Literally 10x Bethesda here. That's why I can see it happen. But I could also see Sony signing a deal with CoD until 2025 or 2030 and them supporting that until it ends too.
Bethesda was "for the gamers" and Activision was "for the industry". If that makes any sense.
He is doing the same song and dance he did with the Bethesda acquisition.
Buying up massive multiplattform publishers while at the same time having to keep that good guy public persona alive - as in gaming is for everyone, we are all friends here, Sony and Nintendo are important lol
Haha heyyyy Phil! Philster! Philemon! Hows it goingggg! How are the kids? Good good. So listen…
"Had good calls this week with leaders at Sony. I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty (Warzone) on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship."
He thinks he's sneaky by omitting the word "Warzone."
He thinks he's sneaky by omitting the word "Warzone."
Well Sony, more than anyone, knows how expensive it is to make games these days.
yeah I guess, part of the "fun" is speculation and all the sillyness that ensues, its just something that i've noticed over the years that just didnt make much sense for me. I'm aware most of it is just in good spirits, but sorta worry for people who thrive on that validation as a part of their daily lives. I feel the same about "insiders" who similarly need some of that dopamine/attention.
This still doesn't clarify it 100%. After the merger goes through, in a few years there's nothing keeping MS from pulling yearly COD release off playstation (by then gamepass has much larger subsection base) and keeping Warzone or other free to play COD on PLAYSTATION and the words of that tweet will still be true. You don't make a 70B investment without trying to make your offerings super attractive... Keeping it with playstation and their game pass is not as attractive (getting new subscribers) as keeping it Xbox / gamepass exclusive.
That sounds to me like a "We really want to keep Call of Duty on PS5. Hopefully Sony wants to come to the table with Spiderman. It would be a shame to keep both of these big IP's that people all over the world love, limited to a single console".
Everything he said is vague enough that you can read it any number of ways. This is some top tier pr speak.
The desire is to keep it on Playstation as long as Sony agrees to allow Game Pass on Playstation. Phil has said the same before I believe when it comes to bringing Game Pass to other platforms only difference is that now the CoD carrot exists to hang on the stick so maybe Sony will finally allow it. We shall see.
told us what?
do you think he's being 100% truthful here? "our desire to keep COD on playstation" obviously comes with a caveat called GamePass.
True. Maybe it was one of the assurances given to lawmakers. Who knows, guess we'll find out in a couple years post-acquisition when the new mainline entry is announced.
Best part of these threads are that you can immediately see on which "side" so many posters are.
yep. "We would like to..." is all that is. It happening would require some things Sony prob not gonna want to do. Like guaranteed cross-play. Maybe GamePass. Maybe both.
"Existing agreements".....
Yet people are surely gonna take this and run with it until its confirmed that future CoDs will indeed be Xbox exclusive.
Phil's the master of phrasing. Did the same thing with Bethesda.
Yet people are surely gonna take this and run with it until its confirmed that future CoDs will indeed be Xbox exclusive.
Phil's the master of phrasing. Did the same thing with Bethesda.
Probably setting the stage to say 'we want Gamepass on PS but Sony didn't want it 🤷🏼♂️ it's their fault.'
Obviously it makes more sense to keep CoD on PS, MS makes more money that way, but he could have also just as easily pulled future CoD titles from PS forever.
I'm hardly a MS fanboy, I've played like 15 hours on my series x and easily 700+ on my PS5.
Also I could give a flying shit about CoD.