Call of Duty will definitely not become an Xbox exclusive

Despite fears that Call of Duty would become an Xbox exclusive after Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company explained that the shooter will remain on PlayStation and that it has no plans to move to exclusivity.

Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has raised many concerns about the future of Call of Duty. One of the main concerns for PlayStation fans was the idea that the game would end up being an Xbox exclusive.

However, in recently revealed documents, Microsoft confirmed that it had no plans to make Call of Duty exclusive and would continue to supply it to PlayStation.

The decision is motivated by the fact that distributing Call of Duty on a single console would simply“not be profitable for Microsoft”.

The paper explores that the costs and lost sales of switching to an exclusive mean “that Microsoft would not be able to make up for the losses by earning higher revenues in the Xbox ecosystem”.

Despite Microsoft’s explanation for the decision to keep Call of Duty on the Playstation, Sony has other reasons for the exclusivity talk. They claim that due to “contractual agreements”, Call of Duty games must be cross-platform.

These contractual agreements stem from the rumor that Activision Blizzard and PlayStation have a contract that requires the company to release the next three Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles. This includes the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 and the next two installments.

Given the explanations of each party and the evolution of the contract, PlayStation fans can rejoice knowing that for at least three more games, Call of Duty will not be a PlayStation exclusive.

However, when this contract expires, and despite Microsoft’s statement that it would not be profitable, the company could still change its mind.