Microsoft claims Sony is blocking Call of Duty from arriving on Xbox Game Pass

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The feud between Microsoft and Sony over the purchase of Activision Blizzard and the possible exclusivity of Call of Duty continues. Xbox claims that PlayStation has blocked the saga's access to Game Pass for years.

After the unfavorable report of the UK Competition and Markets Authority on the purchase of Activision Blizzard, both companies have charged each other because of Call of Duty.

What are they fighting over this time?

As you may already know, Call of Duty belongs to Activision and is its most profitable saga, but currently, the franchise has much more importance on PlayStation than on Xbox. A large number of COD players "are" from Sony, and that's something the Japanese company doesn't seem to be willing to lose.

If Microsoft's purchase of Activision is finally accepted, the company could make Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox and even have all games come to Xbox Game Pass, something Sony seems to want to avoid at all costs.

The agreement between Activision Blizzard and Sony includes restrictions on the ability to place Call of Duty titles on Game Pass for several years, claims insider Klobrille, backed up by journalist Tom Warren.

It appears Sony is blocking Call of Duty titles being on Xbox Game Pass for "a number of years".

"The agreement between Activision Blizzard & Sony includes restrictions on the ability to place Call of Duty titles on Game Pass for a number of years".https://t.co/FiAR9kquE7 pic.twitter.com/8ygTAOmEJz

— Klobrille (@klobrille) October 18, 2022

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Xbox has already stated that it does not aim to make the Call of Duty saga exclusive. Still, it appears that PlayStation's concern is with Game Pass, as the pull of Microsoft's service may cause many users to shift to Xbox, even though we are talking about multiplatform titles.

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