Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Tells Judge 'I Will Do Whatever It Takes' to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

While Microsoft has said before that it has no intentions to withhold Call of Duty from PlayStation consoles should its acquisition of Activision Blizzard go through, Xbox boss Phil Spencer doubled down on that today in strong terms during the company's FTC trial.


During day two of the trial, Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley pointedly reminded Spencer that he was under oath and asked him if Microsoft would indeed continue to ship to PlayStation.

"I would raise my hand. I will do whatever it takes," he said in court. "We have no plan. I'm making a commitment standing here that we will not pull Call of Duty - it is my testimony - from PlayStation."

This is in line with Spencer's previous statements on the issue of Call of Duty exclusivity, saying last year that Call of Duty will continue to ship to PlayStation "as long as there is a PlayStation to ship to." And in an email revealed in court yesterday, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan wrote that “I’m pretty sure we will continue to see Call of Duty on PlayStation for many years to come” in response to the news that Microsoft was intending to acquire Activision Blizzard.

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