As the spat intensifies between Sony and Microsoft over the latter’s impending Activision Blizzard buyout, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has given his thoughts on the matter to US TV.
Spencer appeared on CNBC overnight and was questioned over Sony’s recent comments on the deal – including pushback from PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, who previously branded Microsoft’s reassurances around the future of Call of Duty as “inadequate”.
When asked whether Microsoft was prepared to go further than its recently-stated pledge – to keep COD on PlayStation for several more years – and perhaps promise it would remain on PlayStation in perpetuity, Spencer said his expectation was that Xbox would “continue to ship Call of Duty on PlayStation and other places”.
Here’s the full quote:
“I can’t talk a ton about where we are in regulatory [processes] just because of the mechanism that that is,” Spencer told CNBC. “I’ve set out there publicly to our fans and our customers – which is where our strongest commitment is – that our expectation is we’ll continue to ship Call of Duty on PlayStation and other places where people see [it], and hopefully expand the places people are playing all of our games.