Fact check: Will Call of Duty be a Game Pass exclusive? Xbox and PlayStation controversy explored

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Since Microsoft's acquisition of Activision was announced, Call of Duty fans and Sony have both shown concern regarding the future of the gaming series. In a recent report, however, Microsoft has finally explained that it will not make this franchise an Xbox exclusive.

There was a rumor making the rounds suggesting Microsoft would give Call of Duty's exclusive rights to Xbox. Since the FPS franchise has a large chunk of gamers using PlayStation to play the title, it was quite normal that this rumor had PS COD players worried.

Last month, out of concern, Sony told Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) that the Activision Microsoft deal might influence players to switch to Xbox consoles if COD became an Xbox/Xbox Game Pass exclusive.

Following Sony's actions, Microsoft sent a 27-page document to CADE explaining that COD wouldn't be turned into an Xbox exclusive. The company said that it does not want to take a community-favorite game away from PS fans. Microsoft also said that not selling the game on PS devices would result in losses:

In Sony's report to CADE, Sony explained that, as COD has a category of its own, the company feared a large chunk of COD fans might jump from PlayStation to Xbox if the game is available on the Game Pass as a Day 1 release.

Microsoft responded by saying that having a large audience or a fanbase does not qualify as a gaming category and that there are other developers that also use subscription-based platforms to launch games, and some of these products are not even available on Xbox.

Microsoft also addressed how Sony had acquired the market by making exclusive content for PlayStation. However, Microsoft won't do the same with COD since it goes against its ideals to take