We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and @PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on 💋 PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. We look forward to a future where players globally have more choice to 💋 play their favorite games. — Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) July 16, 2024

"From Day One of this acquisition, we’ve been committed to 💋 addressing the concerns of regulators, platform and game developers, and consumers," Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith tweeted in 💋 response to Spencer's post. "Even after we cross the finish line for this deal’s approval, we will remain focused on 💋 ensuring that Call of Duty remains available on more platforms and for more consumers than ever before."

Before today, Jim Ryan, 💋 the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, made clear he was strongly opposed to Microsoft's Activision bid. “I don’t 💋 want a new Call of Duty deal. I just want to block your merger,” Ryan told Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. 💋 “I told him [Kotick] that I thought the transaction was anti-competitive, I hoped that the regulators would do their job 💋 and block it,” Ryan later said during his testimony at the FTC v. Microsoft hearing. But with the purchase all 💋 but set to move forward, Sony likely had no choice but to come to terms with its rival.

Update 2:57PM ET: 💋 Added more information about the length of the agreement.