There is little doubt imo
He said existing agreements lol
Well they did want to put Game Pass on Playstation. But I don't see it anymore after acquisition anymore. I mean the original idea was to have Game Pass on potentially bigger platform but with acquisitions like this they don't need that anymore. They can get it on Nintendo though.I think they not want neither
Fixed."existing"
Which means in 2024 if you want to play the new COD, it won't be on a PlayStation unless Jimbo puts Gamepass on Playstation.
Christ you can't really avoid to trolling isn't it?Hopefully Sony feel the same way about Street Fighter, Final Fantasy and KOTOR. It's wrong to take existing franchises from other platforms after all.
Can this guy ever speak in absolutes?
There is more hope to COD to stay multiplatform than see gamepass on Sony/Nintendo console.Well they did want to put Game Pass on Playstation. But I don't see it anymore after acquisition anymore. I mean the original idea was to have Game Pass on potentially bigger platform but with acquisitions like this they don't need that anymore. They can get it on Nintendo though.
Yep. That's a definite statement
Keep reading. "our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation"
Not applied to COD. He said he would honor existing agreements AND their desire to keep COD on PlayStation. He didn't say "we'll keep existing COD on PlayStation" like...why would they remove existing games from a platform in the first place?He said existing agreements lol
I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
This is what they do, speculation keeps the buzz around the acquisition going. Will they? Won’t they?Why couldn't he have just ended it with the part about contractual obligations? Now people are going to go mad with speculation with that last bit
I would look to the desire word with a lens.Not applied to COD. He said he would honor existing agreements AND their desire to keep COD on PlayStation. He didn't say "we'll keep existing COD on PlayStation" like...why would they remove existing games from a platform in the first place?
Speculation is the best thing for them right now unless they intend to continue COD business same as always. If they get concrete in the negative, the approval process could be adversely affected. If they said future COD's will be published on PS same as before, but do not mean it, they can get in trouble there too.Why couldn't he have just ended it with the part about contractual obligations? Now people are going to go mad with speculation with that last bit
He said existing agreements lol
I'm ready to hear Sony don't allow us to put game pass on ps5, sorry COD fans, their fault.He stated two different sentences. Honoring the existing contracts AND his desire to keep COD on PS which is a general intents statement.
But hey it's Phil Spencer, usually it's ambiguous or just not true indeed
No no no no. Those are all fine. It's only when it goes the other way that it's 'anti-consumer'Hopefully Sony feel the same way about Street Fighter, Final Fantasy and KOTOR. It's wrong to take existing franchises from other platforms after all.
These gifs are killing me"Put Game Pass on PS and you can still have COD"
He said "keep".
Future titles are not there to be kept.
In for the giant Xbox Game Studios logo when CoD boots up on PlayStation 5.
Its like saying "I have a desire to remain friends" after cheating on your girl.Yep. That's a definite statement
Keep reading. "our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation"
You know right fund a game which probably won't exist without Sony money it's a "bit" different than to buy a publisher and put their famous AAA games exclusively below a paywall service, right?No no no no. Those are all fine. It's only when it goes the other way that it's 'anti-consumer'
its actually honoring a contractIt's called leverage.
Or charity.
Nah, Minecraft sale apparently had a stipulation that it remain on all other platforms. Notch must have included it into the contract. This deal apparently has no such clause.Sounds like a Minecraft situation to me.
I expect that long term they want that PlayStation CoD money anyway, and they get the benefit of exclusive perks and GamePass on their platform
Lol. He specifically says 'our desire' That is code for 'Yes, Sony will get Call of Duty on Playstation as long as they let us put Gamepass on there."
And keeping Warzone on Playstation would also satisfy that statement. Show me a statement where he says "new iterations in the CoD franchise will come to PS5 available for purchase without needing gamepass" and that will be a real statement.
Hopefully some Steam Deck news so we can have another 50 threads on that.Yeah, for now.
You know what? I'm tired of this subject. Is anything else gonna happen this week?
Because it's a live service game, and the updates and maintenance of that game costs money. Money that you might want to dump into something that will line your competitor's pockets and increase their hardware's market share.why would they remove existing games from a platform in the first place?
Why?Well, am disappointed if that's the case.