Sarah Bond, vice president of Xbox, told the court in California today, where the first hearing is taking place in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case against Microsoft to block the purchase of Activision, that Bobby Kotick threatened not to release Call of Duty on the Xbox Series.
According to Bond, the CEO of Activision Blizzard demanded a bigger share of the revenue and if Xbox didn’t give in, it was clear that their consoles would lose Call of Duty.
Despite initially claiming that Call of Duty isn’t a must-play game, Bond ends up saying that Xbox decided to push Activision Blizzard more to keep Call of Duty on Xbox consoles.
association she says who had limited time to make a decision and given the expectations of gamers who wanted to play Call of Duty on Xbox consoles, made a decision that would be best for business.
According to information commented in the courtroom, the agreement with Activision and Xbox stipulates that the owner of Call of Duty will receive 80% of the proceeds, instead of the standard 70%.
The vice president of Xbox also said that the agreement between Activision and PlayStation severely limited Microsoft’s ability to promote versions of Call of Duty for Xbox consoles.
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