PlayStation Deal Agreement Allows Call of Duty Games On PS Plus

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When it comes to Call of Duty, the game franchise has been in the headlines quite a bit this year. But it didn’t have to do with any specific video game installment. Instead, the focus lately had been on the franchise as a whole. If you have been following the video game industry this year, you know that Microsoft has been pushing to get its hands on Activision Blizzard. The company was given a massive bid, and the only thing stopping this acquisition from going through was the regulators. Fortunately, we know Call of Duty won’t be leaving the PlayStation platform anytime soon, regardless if Microsoft gets the green light.

Right now, the battle to acquire this Activision Blizzard company remains awaiting a decision from the CMA. However, just recently, Sony opted to sign a contract deal with Microsoft finally. With so much concern over the future of Call of Duty titles, Microsoft started to make updrafts to ensure the franchise would remain on competitor platforms. The company stressed that they were not looking to make Call of Duty an Xbox exclusive. As a result, contracts were written up and signed by various competitor platforms like Valve with their Steam digital storefront on PC, along with even Nintendo.

Small detail that I may have just missed earlier, but Microsoft says the 10-year Call of Duty deal they signed with Sony in July was the deal they offered Sony last December. pic.twitter.com/CrkFukkY6f

These contracts would ensure that for at least ten years after the official purchase of Activision Blizzard, Call of Duty games would be available on their various platforms. The only company that opted out of signing these contracts was Sony. That finally changed with Sony agreeing to the deal. But today, we’re