Microsoft has promised to support Call of Duty connected PlayStation for 3 years beyond the existent statement betwixt Activision and Sony, says PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan.

In a connection provided to GamesIndustry.biz, Ryan says the connection was "inadequate connected galore levels".

The disagreement betwixt the 2 companies follows Microsoft's connection to bargain Call of Duty steadfast Activision Blizzard successful a woody worthy astir $69 billion. The woody is presently being scrutinised by competitions regulators, with the UK regulator (The Competition and Markets Authority) concerned implicit the anticipation of Microsoft "withholding oregon degrading" Activision Blizzard's contented from different consoles oregon subscription services.

Last week, Xbox revealed that it had "provided a signed statement to Sony to warrant Call of Duty connected PlayStation, with diagnostic and contented parity, for astatine slightest respective much years" beyond Sony's existing declaration with Activision. Xbox said this connection "goes good beyond emblematic gaming manufacture agreements."

The existent woody betwixt Sony and Activision Blizzard astir Call of Duty is believed to screen the adjacent 3 releases, including this year's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

However, Sony says the connection fails to see the interaction connected PlayStation gamers.

"I hadn’t intended to remark connected what I understood to beryllium a backstage concern discussion, but I consciousness the request to acceptable the grounds consecutive due to the fact that Phil Spencer brought this into the nationalist forum," Ryan stated.

"Microsoft has lone offered for Call of Duty to stay connected PlayStation for 3 years aft the existent statement betwixt Activision and Sony ends. After astir 20 years of Call of Duty connected PlayStation, their connection was inadequate connected galore levels and failed to instrumentality relationship of the interaction connected our gamers. We privation to warrant PlayStation gamers proceed to person the highest prime Call of Duty experience, and Microsoft’s connection undermines this principle."

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