Microsoft offered to put Call of Duty on PS Plus to Sony, according to Bloomberg

Microsoft is fighting hard to close up the Activision Blizzard purchase, and they’re not afraid of getting dirty. Under the watchful eye of the regulating organizations, the company behind Xbox is doing everything in their power to convince everyone that owning an intellectual property as big as Call of Duty is not monopolistic practice. After proposing a 10 year long deal to Sony, Bloomberg now reports that Xbox offered to put Call of Duty games on PS Plus.

After the FTC announced its intention to block the acquisition, Microsoft has started making moves and announcing that they’ll go to court if it’s needed. At the same time it’s also willing to make some concessions. This new offer might simply be another gesture meant to ease all off the process, although if what Bloomberg says is true then Sony still hasn’t accepted the offer.

Since Microsoft made their intentions to purchase Activision Blizzard public, PlayStation has responded with intense hostility against the operation. They’ve gone all in and left it clear that they are firmly against the purchase, and that they would fight to make sure it doesn't go through. In the end it all depends on the decision made by the regulators, like the FTC, or its UK and European Union counterparts.

A deal with Nintendo: Call of Duty for a decade

Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox Division at Microsoft, informed through his Twitter account that Xbox had reached a deal with Nintendo to launch Call of Duty on the Nintendo Switch. Without giving too many details about it (there’s still no confirmation on whether these will be native versions or cloud streaming), it all depends on if the operation actually happens or not.

This war for the soul of Activision Blizzard is set to be a long one, so there will definitely be more updates about it in the coming months.

Source | Bloomberg