Pete Hines, SVP of Bethesda, asked Phil Spencer to explain why Activision might continue to release their titles on PS.
The promise over and over again that Call of Duty would continue on PlayStation despite Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard didn't sit well with the Bethesda team, which reportedly raised some objections to it, according to what emerged from this stage of presentation of evidence at the hearing between the FTC and the Redmonds.
It is well known that Microsoft has a fairly liberal policy towards its developers, ZeniMax is no exception, but the degree of separation from Xbox Game Studios and other developers of the same exosystem has not changed. installed without the absence of some drawbacks.
Bethesda's anger over platform segmentation
Paradoxically, Call of Duty would make some differences visible, especially when in February 2022 Microsoft promised to keep Call of Duty on Playstation. This led Pete Hines, SVP of Bethesda Global Marketing to consult Phil Spencer about the differences between the two purchases, given that Zenimax had to cancel all the projects it had on the Sony platform who were not already bound by a contract.
In slightly harsher words, Hines disagreed with Todd Howard and other executives. So far, Spencer's response has not been made public during the trial, but we already know of his intention that Sony platforms will continue to receive Call of Duty installments in the future, although until when that future is key.
Gabriel Fuentes
Translator and localizer of video games passionate about retro titles and simulators. He's never let go of a controller since he was given an Atari 2600.
