Microsoft will continue to support Call of Duty for the PlayStation

The CEO of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, tweeted that a deal had been reached to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after Activision Blizzard was acquired.

A deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation could allay concerns about the acquisition's impact on the company's competitors.

In a tweet about the agreement, Microsoft President Brad Smith stated that the company remained committed to making sure that the Call of Duty video game would continue to be accessible to more people than ever before, even after the deal's approval.

With the agreement, Microsoft seeks to address regulators’ concerns that the acquisition would render more Activision games — such as the massively popular first person shooter franchise — exclusive to the company’s Xbox gaming consoles.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had previously claimed that the acquisition would have a negative effect on consumers, regardless of whether they subscribed to services or played video games on consoles, as Microsoft would have an incentive to exclude competitors like the Sony Group.

The agreement is for ten years, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed. Microsoft and Nintendo Co., Ltd. signed a comparable 10-year agreement last year to make Call of Duty available.

One of the biggest gaming acquisitions ever was Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard. According to reporters, on Friday, an appeals court rejected the Federal Trade Commission's request to halt the acquisition, clearing the way for the biggest gaming deal in history to close.