Xbox president Sarah Bond has confirmed that the company will continue to launch its first-party games, including Activision titles like Call of Duty, on Game Pass.
This news comes in the midst of a period of uncertainty over the subscription service, as recent reports claimed that Microsoft was internally debating whether new Call of Duty titles should be launched on Xbox Game Pass.
Ever since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard closed in late 2023, Xbox fans have wondered when the company plans to add the Call of Duty library to Xbox Game Pass.Diablo 4 was the first Activision Blizzard game to make it to the service back in March, with Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirming that the team was working on getting Call of Duty on Game Pass as well.
However, after Xbox's recent shuttering of four Bethesda studios, several reports poured in with deeper insights into the business, claiming that Xbox Game Pass may see a price hike and that new Call of Duty games could skip the service entirely.
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Sarah Bond addressed the concerns by explicitly stating that Xbox first-party titles «across the whole slate,» including Activision's portfolio (which includes Call of Duty), will continue to launch onto Game Pass on day one.