PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has spoken out against Microsoft’s offer to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for “at least several more years” beyond Sony’s existing agreement with publisher Activision Blizzard, calling the deal “inadequate on many levels” – despite Microsoft’s insistence it went “well beyond typical gaming industry agreements”.
“After almost 20 years of Call of Duty on PlayStation,” Ryan continued, “[Microsoft’s] proposal was inadequate on many levels and failed to take account of the impact on our gamers.
If Call of Duty sticks to its traditional annual release schedule, that could mean an end to Call of Duty on PlayStation as early as 2027.
We want to guarantee PlayStation gamers continue to have the highest quality Call of Duty experience, and Microsoft’s proposal undermines this principle.”