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CTOnews.com, September 8 (Xinhua)-- Spencer, head of Microsoft's Xbox game console business, promised that even if the company's acquisition of well-known game developer Activision Blizzard is approved, the "call of Duty" series will still exist on Sony PlayStation consoles for "several years" (beyond Sony's existing contract with Activision), and that future "call of Duty" games will be launched on PS on the first day.

He stressed that the proposal "goes far beyond a typical gaming industry agreement".

In an interview with foreign media GamesIndustry, Sony PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said the proposal was "inadequate on many levels".

He pointed out that there is a time limit for Microsoft to continue to launch the future call of Duty game on the PS console, three years after the current agreement between Sony and Activision expires.

It is rumored that the agreement signed between Sony and Activision expires in 2024 or 2025, which will be extended for another three years, which means that call of Duty may no longer appear on the PlayStation platform after 2027 or 2028, or it may not join on the day of its launch.

"I didn't want to comment on what I understood as private business discussions, but I felt it was necessary to clarify the facts because Phil Spencer brought it to public forums," Ryan said.

Microsoft said call of Duty would remain on PlayStation for three years after Activision's agreement with Sony ended. Nearly 20 years after the release of call of Duty on PlayStation, their proposal is insincere on many levels and fails to fully take into account the impact of this decision on our players. We want to ensure that PlayStation players continue to have a high-quality call of Duty experience, and Microsoft's proposal undermines that principle. "

Sony told UK regulators that call of Duty was so popular that any restrictions imposed on it would affect consumers' choice of console purchases and could put PlayStation 5, the current global leader in the console market, at a disadvantage.

The head of Microsoft Xbox promised Sony that call of Duty will still be available on the PS platform in the next few years.

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