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Our desire is to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation - Phil Spencer
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Gamer_By_Proxy
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Can this guy ever speak in absolutes? People think Jim Ryan lies all the time when everything this guy says can be taken more than one way at all times.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Call of Duty:WW3 gettin realer with the minute.
Let's see what happens in 2023 and beyond Phil.
We're all here taking your words and your sincere desire to keep COD on Playstation for granted this time
Imo this will end up with a new business deal between the two parts. Sony will concede something, COD will stay.
We're all here taking your words and your sincere desire to keep COD on Playstation for granted this time
Imo this will end up with a new business deal between the two parts. Sony will concede something, COD will stay.
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Topher
Gold Member
Yep. That's a definite statement
Keep reading. "our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation"
ChuckeRearmed
Member
Well they did want to put Game Pass on Playstation. But I don't see it anymore after acquisition anymore. I mean the original idea was to have Game Pass on potentially bigger platform but with acquisitions like this they don't need that anymore. They can get it on Nintendo though.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Fixed.
LordOfChaos
Member
That tweet says less the more you read it tbh
Honoring existing contracts, well yeah, otherwise you'd be in contract violation, the question was always more about the future after that
Our "desire" to keep CoD on PlayStation. Is that every CoD? Are there conditions? Will it have full parity?
I'm half entertaining the idea that they'll use CoD as the wedge to get GamePass on PlayStation, and this tweet does not dissuade me from the notion
Honoring existing contracts, well yeah, otherwise you'd be in contract violation, the question was always more about the future after that
Our "desire" to keep CoD on PlayStation. Is that every CoD? Are there conditions? Will it have full parity?
I'm half entertaining the idea that they'll use CoD as the wedge to get GamePass on PlayStation, and this tweet does not dissuade me from the notion
assurdum
Banned
Christ you can't really avoid to trolling isn't it?
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
assurdum
Banned
There is more hope to COD to stay multiplatform than see gamepass on Sony/Nintendo console.
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MaulerX
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Tiago Rodrigues
Member
Not applied to COD. He said he would honor existing agreements AND their desire to keep COD on PlayStation. He didn't say "we'll keep existing COD on PlayStation" like...why would they remove existing games from a platform in the first place?
ultrazilla
Gold Member
Italic/bold mine^
I mean just read it a few times over. It's perfect PR speak.
I wouldn't take this as confirmation that COD will remain on PS. Lots of ambiguity.
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skit_data
Member
This is what they do, speculation keeps the buzz around the acquisition going. Will they? Won’t they?
I think the Zenimax acquisition has given us enough of a frame of reference to conclude this: old games will stay (which includes Warzone), new ones will be exclusive. I’d be surprised if it pans out any other way.
But then again, the only thing that vaguely annoys me about this whole deal is that I won’t be seeing no more Crash Bandicoot, THPS or Spyro games on PS. Activision/Blizzard doesn’t put out the type of games I prefer outside of Sekiro but I think that was a one-off.
assurdum
Banned
I would look to the desire word with a lens.
Kittehkraken
Member
Never believe a word that comes out of Phil's mouth.
intheinbetween
Member
Existing agreements are the key words in that tweet, however I see it can end up like this:
Worst case scenario: MS honors existing agreements and once they expire then, no more titles will be released other thab MS platforms: XBOX, PC and Gamepass
Best case scenario: MS release a few IPs such as CoD, or only CoD, but with worse performance, less content, and with a high price tag, when the XBOX version gets the real deal included with Game Pass on release day
Worst case scenario: MS honors existing agreements and once they expire then, no more titles will be released other thab MS platforms: XBOX, PC and Gamepass
Best case scenario: MS release a few IPs such as CoD, or only CoD, but with worse performance, less content, and with a high price tag, when the XBOX version gets the real deal included with Game Pass on release day
Speculation is the best thing for them right now unless they intend to continue COD business same as always. If they get concrete in the negative, the approval process could be adversely affected. If they said future COD's will be published on PS same as before, but do not mean it, they can get in trouble there too.
Riky
$MSFT
Keep it on PlayStation for £70 a throw, it just brings the value of Gamepass into even greater focus.
The Alpha and Beta tests will probably be on Gamepass, 2 weeks early access on Gamepass for multiplayer to level up your weapons for Warzone etc.
All advertised in game.
It's pretty clever when you think about it.
The Alpha and Beta tests will probably be on Gamepass, 2 weeks early access on Gamepass for multiplayer to level up your weapons for Warzone etc.
All advertised in game.
It's pretty clever when you think about it.
nikolino840
Member
Why speak with Sony now? Need at least 1 year plus the antitrust yes/no...
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Sounds like a Minecraft situation to me.
I expect that long term they want that PlayStation CoD money anyway, and they get the benefit of exclusive perks and GamePass on their platform
I expect that long term they want that PlayStation CoD money anyway, and they get the benefit of exclusive perks and GamePass on their platform
He stated two different sentences. Honoring the existing contracts AND his desire to keep COD on PS which is a general intents statement.
But hey it's Phil Spencer, usually it's ambiguous or just not true indeed
Hawking Radiation
Member
Why does it sound like existing Call Of Duty's will remain on PS but future ones might not?
assurdum
Banned
I'm ready to hear Sony don't allow us to put game pass on ps5, sorry COD fans, their fault.He stated two different sentences. Honoring the existing contracts AND his desire to keep COD on PS which is a general intents statement.
But hey it's Phil Spencer, usually it's ambiguous or just not true indeed
mansoor1980
Gold Member
"DESIRE"
who knows what lurks inside his heart
who knows what lurks inside his heart
Megatron
Member
No no no no. Those are all fine. It's only when it goes the other way that it's 'anti-consumer'
Hawking Radiation
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Topher
Gold Member
He is referring to the Call of Duty franchise, not specific titles. That's how I read it anyway.
Activision Blizzard isn't going to be a part of Xbox Game Studios.
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DangerDiabolik
Member
It's called leverage.
Or charity.
Or charity.
Salty Popsicle
Banned
We intend to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation...right after GamePass becomes available on all PlayStation consoles.
kyliethicc
Member
Its like saying "I have a desire to remain friends" after cheating on your girl.
He's trying to blame Sony for he when takes it away.
assurdum
Banned
You know right fund a game which probably won't exist without Sony money it's a "bit" different than to buy a publisher and put their famous AAA games exclusively below a paywall service, right?
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SLB1904
Banned
its actually honoring a contract
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Nah, Minecraft sale apparently had a stipulation that it remain on all other platforms. Notch must have included it into the contract. This deal apparently has no such clause.
But yes, they are going to leverage CoD to get gamepass onto playstation and there is no way Sony can say no. Sony will just have to live with $3 royalties on gamepass subs instead of the $21 digital cut on every $70 CoD copy sold.
AphexTwunt
Member
They'll keep COD on PlayStation via GamePass, Sony just need to allow it...
ByWatterson
Member
Precisely how I read it.
He wants to muscle Gamepass onto Playstation. That's literally all this indicates.
spons
Gold Member
Hopefully some Steam Deck news so we can have another 50 threads on that.
Swift_Star
Banned
Well, well, well… the times, they are a-changing.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Because it's a live service game, and the updates and maintenance of that game costs money. Money that you might want to dump into something that will line your competitor's pockets and increase their hardware's market share.
Filthy Casual
Member
Why?
Classicrockfan
Banned
Sony released a statement saying they have a contract,I wonder how long is that contract and would Microsoft extend it after it’s finished?
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