A retailer has posted a warning to its customers in the video game department, advising them to think carefully before buying a PlayStation 5 because of the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft.
A few days ago, we were able to witness the deal of the century: Microsoft bought Activision Blizzard for 60 billion euros. This historic takeover shook the world of gaming, and above all much concern PlayStation gamers, who were anxious to see their favorite licenses become Xbox exclusives.
At Cora, some customers may have discovered a warning in the video game department in front of PlayStation products. This one their advised to take into account the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft before buying a console. ” Notice to gamers, Microsoft has bought Activision! Choose your machine carefully (Call of Duty “, can we read on the poster.
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Call of Duty won’t be an Xbox exclusive… yet
While Cora officials aren’t the only ones concerned that Microsoft will one day pull the franchise from PlayStation consoles, it seems that’s not the case. not for now. Indeed, after Sony reminded Microsoft of its contractual obligations on cross-platform games, Phil Spencer had confirmed that the next installments of Call of Duty would be released well on the PS4 and PS5.
A Bloomberg report had even revealed a few days ago that the next three Call of Duty would be available on Sony consoles. This includes the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 at the end of the year, Treyarch’s next game in 2023 as well as a new Battle Royale Warzone 2 in 2023. However, there’s no guarantee that future games in the franchise won’t become Xbox exclusives. We also learned that Microsoft might stop releasing a game every year, which is good considering Vanguard’s lukewarm reception.
Cora reacted quickly to the controversy on social networks. ” The poster was immediately removed during the day. This was a regrettable move by a vendor “. It therefore seems that this warning was not displayed in only one Cora store, it would therefore not be an instruction given by the hypermarket brand.
