Microsoft thinks it knows the PS6 release date
It's all kicking off — the long and slow progress of the Xbox-Activision deal is picking up some pace as the US FTC finally puts live questions to a bunch of executives from Microsoft, Activision and (soon) Sony about the deal.
This is leading to all sorts of answers and documentary evidence that wouldn't normally be aired in public, and one of the biggest yet has come from Microsoft's arguments.
According to IGN, Microsoft was talking up how meaningful its offer of a 10-year commitment to put Call of Duty on Sony's consoles really is, based on the fact that this would mean COD on the next generation of consoles:
«This term would in any case go beyond the expected starting period of the next generation of consoles (in 2028). Thus, Call of Duty will be published on successor PlayStation consoles should one be released during the term of the agreement. The agreement also would ensure that Call of Duty console games are offered on PlayStation at parity with Xbox.»
This is one of those revelations that's both hugely interesting and not that surprising, all at once. On the one hand, given Microsoft's Xbox business, and how an Xbox and PlayStation almost always launch within months of each other, this is basically full confirmation that both are targetting 2028 launches for their next-gen consoles.
On the other hand, we basically already knew that based on statements about expected life cycles, previous consoles' lifespans and extensive industry rumours.
Still, if that means that we know both the PS6's release date and whatever Xbox calls its next machine too, there are a bunch of outstanding questions about the remainder of this console generation.
We're expecting that there will be a PlayStation 5 Pro at some point to repeat
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