Concerns about Xbox exclusivity for Call of Duty have also grown after Microsoft purchased Bethesda last year. Microsoft pledged to honor existing Sony contracts for Deathloop on PlayStation, but instead made Redfall and Starfield Xbox and PC exclusives.
Fears over Call of Duty competition have also prompted the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to conduct a more thorough investigation into Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard merger. The CMA has launched a phase 2 inquiry, in which it will create an independent panel to evaluate whether Microsoft’s ownership over games like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft is harming competitors.
