Microsoft CEO Says Call of Duty to ‘100%’ Stay on PlayStation
- Nadella says he’d like to ‘get rid of’ content exclusivity
- Activision CEO warns that pause on deal will likely kill it
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Micrososft Corp.’s chief executive officer reaffirmed his company’s promise to keep Activision Blizzard Inc.’s top-selling Call of Duty on rival Sony Corp.’s PlayStation console as he sought to defend the biggest-ever video gaming deal from a regulatory attack.
Microsoft called its own CEO, Satya Nadella, and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick to testify in San Francisco federal court Wednesday to reinforce its argument that the companies’ $69 billion tie-up won’t hurt competition in the markets for console and subscription-based games.