Next three Call of Duty games will release on PlayStation – but what happens then?

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Following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, sources who claim to have inside information say that the next three Call of Duty games are slated to release for PlayStation as well as Xbox consoles.

Four anonymous insiders told Bloomberg that Activision had already committed to these releases beforehand.

The three games in question are this year's title (believed to be a sequel to 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare), the next COD game after that (presumably from Black Ops Cold War studio Treyarch), and a new iteration of the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone.

Xbox head Phil Spencer had previously said «Activision Blizzard games are enjoyed on a variety of platforms and we plan to continue to support those communities moving forward» in response to concerns of Call of Duty becoming an Xbox exclusive.

He later unambiguously confirmed that Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation in a Twitter post, adding «Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.»

Had good calls this week with leaders at Sony. I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.January 20, 2022

It's possible that Microsoft wouldn't make Call of Duty an exclusive, since the series has traditionally sold better on PlayStation consoles – meaning potential profits would be lost if it came to Xbox only.

However, Bloomberg's sources say they have no idea what Microsoft's plans for Call of Duty will be after those three games.

It's entirely possible that these pre-established agreements are the only things keeping it on PlayStation, meaning that Microsoft will