Sony calls Microsoft’s 3-year Call of Duty sharing offer “inadequate”
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PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan says a Microsoft offer to keep the Call of Duty franchise on PlayStation for "three years after the current agreement" was "inadequate on many levels, and failed to take account of the impact on our gamers."
In a statement provided to multiple outlets, including the Financial Times, Ryan said that "we want to guarantee PlayStation gamers continue to have the highest quality Call of Duty experience," even if Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard is approved. "Microsoft’s proposal undermines this principle," Ryan said.
Ryan's statement comes days after Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer told The Verge that his company had signed a January agreement "to guarantee Call of Duty on PlayStation, with feature and content parity, for at least several more years beyond the current Sony contract, an offer that goes well beyond typical gaming industry agreements." Ryan's new statement suggests that Spencer's "several more years" would specifically cover "three years after the current agreement between Activision and Sony ends."