Sara Bondvice president Microsoft, was asked about the share it receives from sales of Activision games as part of the first day of hearings in US federal court in the Activision Blizzard purchase case. Distribution of sales by series Call of Duty namely, there are no traditional 30 to 70, but only from 20 to 80.
Activision had to put a lot of pressure on Microsoft to sign a new deal. The publisher refused to work on Call of Duty for Xbox Series X and S before signing the contract. At the same time, he indicated that he has a more profitable share, agreed with Sony.
“It was clear that Call of Duty would be on PS5 and it wouldn’t have been nice if it wasn’t on Xbox when it was released,” Bond said. Microsoft eventually granted Activision’s request. According to the vice president, the company agrees with the unconventional layout of the shareholding “the moment she’s convinced it’s important to get content”.
At the same time, Activision had to approach Microsoft about whether it wanted to join the “battle” for a marketing collaboration for the Call of Duty series. However, Microsoft is not involved here, and the benefit went to Sony, with which this contract expires in 2025.
Source :Indian TV
