Phil Spencer declares that he will not break up the PlayStation community

"We have no intention of attracting player communities from their platforms": The CEO of the Xbox division calms the spirits and talks about the consequences of the Activision-Blizzard deal

Matan Nishi, the gaming channel system

20/01/2022

Thursday, 20 January 2022, 14:14 Updated: 14:51

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The news this week that Microsoft acquired Activision-Blizzard shook the gaming world this week, and the network is buzzing.

Among the reactions you can find players who welcome the deal, but there are also those who are afraid and confused about what the future holds for the company's games.

The outcry is mostly heard from PlayStation players, who fear that this acquisition could hurt the availability of Activision-Blizzard games for the Sony console in case Microsoft decides that it makes the titles exclusive to its platforms.

Now we get a little more significant clarification that can reassure quite a few players, after

, CEO of Microsoft's Xbox division, officially commented on the acquisition: "I appeal to all players who play Activision-Blizzard games on the Sony platform: we do not have We have every intention of attracting player communities from their platforms, and we will remain committed to that. "

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Spencer's statement can be analyzed in several ways, and the key word is "player communities."

It's true that some titles will be exclusive to Microsoft's platforms and consoles (Xbox and Game Pass) like Bethesda games (The Elder Scroll 6, Starfield and Redfall), not all Activision Blizzard titles will abandon the PlayStation console.

According to a report by Bloomberg, according to sources close to the matter, only some of the Activision-Blizzard games will receive exclusivity on the Microsoft platforms, and it will decide on each title individually whether it will remain exclusive or distributed to Sony and Nintendo - just as it claimed after acquiring Bethesda last year Past.

There may also be a situation where the games will indeed reach Sony's platforms, but some of the content will be exclusive to Microsoft, such as special game modes or unique game skins and items.

The opposite case has taken place over the past few years, and Sony has signed with Activision-Blizzard any exclusive content agreement on a voice of duty, like the zombie mode that remains exclusive for a year.

Microsoft will likely continue to honor the agreement, much like the agreements Sony signed with Bethesda for a one-year exclusivity of games like Deathloop or Ghostwire Tokyo, just before it was acquired by Microsoft itself.

Sony's agreements with Bethesda on Deathloop and Ghostwire Tokyo remain as they were (Photo: official website, bethesda)

On a personal note

Sony players, you can relax.

There are quite a few claims from network players that Microsoft is destroying the industry.

This is really not the case.

The opposite is correct.

Microsoft has made a huge makeover in recent years and it has become much more user-friendly and accessible, and its services like Game Pass, game back support and cloud technology just prove it.

As much as Sony's exclusive games are invested and beautiful, the gaming industry does not just rise and fall on them.

Microsoft has realized that the power is not necessarily in exclusive titles, but in the services it offers players.

At the end of the day, Sony also catches up and works on a competing service for the Game Pass, and this is a very positive aspect.

It encourages competition in the market, even Spencer in favor.

You can stop with the rivalry.

It is really unnecessary.

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Activision-Blizzard has been in a precarious state for many years, and regardless of the accusations and lawsuits it has received, the company's games no longer deliver the goods and it snatches on the head from all directions.

The acquisition of Microsoft is one of the only things that could probably have saved the company in its current state, and Microsoft's corporate culture may put quite a bit of order there.

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