Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition should not affect current PS titles, obligations, and contracts made by Activision Blizzard with Sony, according to separate statements by Sony and Microsoft.

One of the biggest concerns by fans, when the news of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard came to light, was whether or not Activision Blizzard's games will still appear on Sony platforms. Fans looked into Microsoft's previous acquisition of Bethesda as a litmus test, and have observed that Microsoft allowed Bethesda to still follow through with their current obligations. That meant games like Deathloop and Ghostwire: Tokyo still launched as PlayStation timed exclusives. However, it also led to games like Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield becoming Xbox console exclusives.

With Activision Blizzard now under the Microsoft umbrella, fans of games, most especially fans of Call of Duty, became very worried. Would this mean they won't be able to continue playing Call of Duty Warzone on their PlayStation consoles? Apparently, fans shouldn't be so anxious, at least not right now. Fans would remember that Activision also had a deal with Sony, but neither party of that partnership has made the details exclusive. A Sony spokesperson told The Wall Street Journal “We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform.”

Meanwhile, Microsoft has also released their own statement, through Xbox Boss Phil Spencer: “I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.”

While the extent of “existing agreements” is vague, we could at least look forward to Call of Duty and other IPs to still appear on PlayStation as originally planned until the turnover is complete, which could probably still give us one or two Call of Duty titles, before the potential of the game becoming exclusively for Xbox even becomes possible.