It's finally happened: PlayStation has signed a deal with Microsoft over Call of Duty

Nov 11, 2009
32k

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.

In a surprising Sunday announcement, PlayStation has officially signed a deal with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty on the former's platform.

After months of discussion and deals being formed with a number of companies, today Xbox head Phil Spencer has shared that PlayStation has signed an agreement with Microsoft over Call of Duty. "We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard," Spencer wrote on his own Twitter account. "We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to play their favourite games."

Nothing more has been shared from Spencer aside from that, but this is obviously a massive deal considering how much Sony has voiced complaints and criticisms towards Microsoft over its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. It's probably safe to assume that a similar deal to the 10-year deal with Nintendo has been made, as Microsoft had previously offered a similar deal to PlayStation. This is just the latest step forward for Microsoft that all but assures the deal will go ahead.

Read more