Microsoftin Activision Blizzard -kaupat eivät näillä näkymin tule lopettamaan multiplattareiden julkaisua muille alustoille (eli käytännössä Sonyn ja Nintendon laitteet). Pelien julkaisu muille alustoille tulisi siis ainakin Microsoftin omien sanojen mukaan jatkumaan myös nykyisten sopimusten päättymisen jälkeen.
Suurta ja vakavaraista firmaa siis kiinnostaa rahanteko enemmän kuin kiusanteko muille pelikonsolivalmistajille.
Onneksi näin, omalla kohdallani varsinkin Call of Duty -pelisarja on (lähes) jokavuotinen ostos. Lähes siksi, koska uusin osa (Vanguard) on toistaiseksi hankkimatta. Cold War maistuu edelleen sen verran hyvin, että en koe Vanguardia toistaiseksi tarpeelliseksi.
First, some commentators have asked whether we will continue to make popular content like Activision’s Call of Duty available on competing platforms like Sony’s PlayStation. The obvious concern is that Microsoft could make this title available exclusively on the Xbox console, undermining opportunities for Sony PlayStation users.
To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of Duty and other popular Activision Blizzard titles available on PlayStation through the term of any existing agreement with Activision. And we have committed to Sony that we will also make them available on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement and into the future so that Sony fans can continue to enjoy the games they love. We are also interested in taking similar steps to support Nintendo’s successful platform. We believe this is the right thing for the industry, for gamers and for our business.
Suurta ja vakavaraista firmaa siis kiinnostaa rahanteko enemmän kuin kiusanteko muille pelikonsolivalmistajille.
Onneksi näin, omalla kohdallani varsinkin Call of Duty -pelisarja on (lähes) jokavuotinen ostos. Lähes siksi, koska uusin osa (Vanguard) on toistaiseksi hankkimatta. Cold War maistuu edelleen sen verran hyvin, että en koe Vanguardia toistaiseksi tarpeelliseksi.
First, some commentators have asked whether we will continue to make popular content like Activision’s Call of Duty available on competing platforms like Sony’s PlayStation. The obvious concern is that Microsoft could make this title available exclusively on the Xbox console, undermining opportunities for Sony PlayStation users.
To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of Duty and other popular Activision Blizzard titles available on PlayStation through the term of any existing agreement with Activision. And we have committed to Sony that we will also make them available on PlayStation beyond the existing agreement and into the future so that Sony fans can continue to enjoy the games they love. We are also interested in taking similar steps to support Nintendo’s successful platform. We believe this is the right thing for the industry, for gamers and for our business.
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