Report: Next Three Call of Duty Games Aren’t Xbox Exclusive, Will Also Be Released on PlayStation

The next three Call of Duty games will be released on PlayStation 4, but the first game in this new trilogy won’t be available for Xbox One. This is a big twist from recent years and signals that Sony’s platform may still have some life left in it despite losing out to the Switch last year.

The “ps5 exclusives 2021” is a report that claims the next three Call of Duty games are not Xbox exclusive, and will also be released on PlayStation.

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Fans of Call of Duty who only own Sony systems need not worry, as the franchise’s following iterations will also be released on the PlayStation.

According to a recent report from Bloomberg, the next three Call of Duty games will not be restricted to the Xbox, contrary to what some fans believed when Microsoft announced its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard last week. Microsoft now controls not just Call of Duty, but also a slew of other highly renowned games including Warcraft and Diablo.

“According to four people with knowledge of the deal, speaking anonymously because they were not authorized to speak to the press, Activision had already committed to make the next few Call of Duty games available on Sony’s console before news of the $69 billion acquisition broke last week,” Bloomberg reported.

“Microsoft is committed to launching Call of Duty on PlayStation for at least the next two years,” the sources claimed. Sony and Activision did not reply to calls for comment. Microsoft did not respond to our request for comment.”

For players who have been following Phil Spencer on Twitter, the news may not come as a surprise, since the Xbox CEO recently announced on Twitter that Microsoft will uphold pre-existing agreements that Sony had made with Activision Blizzard over the Call of Duty series. There’s still enough to gloat about for Xbox fans, such as the strong likelihood of future Call of Duty titles being included to Microsoft’s game subscription services, Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, on the first day.

This week, I had several nice conversations with Sony executives. I reaffirmed our intention to uphold all current agreements and our wish to preserve Call of Duty on PlayStation after our purchase of Activision Blizzard. We respect our partnership with Sony, which is an essential aspect of our industry.

January 20, 2022 — Phil Spencer (@XboxP3)

Bloomberg is the source of this information.