Microsoft officially proposes external provision of popular games to US authorities | Reuters

On December 13th, Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the popular game “Call of Duty” owned by the game company Activision Blizzard, which is aiming to be acquired, will be sold to Sony and others. It said it had formally proposed a legally binding agreement to provide it to its rivals for 10 years. The game is pictured at a store in Manhattan. FILE PHOTO: January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

(Archyde.com) – Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith told the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday that it would sell Call of Duty, the popular game owned by game company Activision Blizzard. to rival companies such as Sony for 10 years as a legally binding agreement.

The FTC has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision, arguing that it could stop supplying games to competitors. Even within the industry, there was widespread concern that Microsoft, which develops the home game console “Xbox,” would limit “Call of Duty” and other games to its own services.

To allay those concerns, Microsoft earlier this month promised to keep Call of Duty on Nintendo’s platform for 10 years. Sony also has a similar response.