The rope between Sony and Microsoft for Call of Duty is getting even tighter with the latest Xbox proposal

Months have passed since Microsoft’s purchase announcement Activision-Blizzard. Already in 2023 the deal has not yet finished closing, with a Sony that continues to cling to all possible options to prevent those in Redmond from taking over Call of Duty, among other brands.

Activision’s multiplayer shooter has become the main focus of both companies, but also the UK regulator. As collected in Game store

, Brad Smith there president of microsoftthe “greens” offered a contract for Call of Duty A PlayStation even better than the one signed with Activision. “It’s the same thing we offered to Nintendo and Nvidia, a legally binding 10-year agreement“; Brad mentions having assured that the game would launch on PlayStation and under the same conditions as Xbox.

The truth is that before this parity proposal, Sony has completely rejected the conclusion of an agreement with Microsoft

and Call of Duty. Special mention deserves that the current deal between Activision and Sony for CoD ends in a few months. Sony’s response was very famous, resulting in jokes on social media by senior Activision executives. This was the case for Lulu Cheng Meservey, executive vice president of business company and who reacted on Twitter with a funny meme before Sony’s rejection of Microsoft’s proposal.

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Finally and to close once and for all the possible agreement with Activision-Blizzard, the UK regulatory agency proposed a plan to Microsoft: don’t buy activision oh Call of Duty. Brad Smith rejected CMA’s approach, again alleging that Sony has a market position that has occupied 80% for 20 years sales in Europe and 70% worldwide. The rope between Sony and Microsoft continues to stretch, with a regulatory agency that also seems far from moving.