How Sony Won Call of Duty DLC Exclusivity Away From Microsoft

PS4 is really the place to game and Sony is doing one hell of a job securing content/games to the platform

" We fell instantly in love " Boyes said !!!! Which means Activision was shown the money by Sony ....... Money means LOVE to Activision.

and we still support these company's..... yikes....

I'm pretty sure it was a highly technical process of sitting in a conference room, and writing a big fat check with one whole number followed by many, many zeros.

Rumours abound that Microsoft is unhappy about COD:Ghosts being initially showcased with 720p gameplay which tarnished Xbox 1 technical capabilities. Hence, Microsoft don't want to promote anything (or don't want to spend money on buying early DLC accecss...etc) to do with COD. For Activision, it is a good deal to move to Sony as the player base is strong on PS4 at the moment.

Activision invited Sony to see Blop3. Means they know the PS4 has all the momentum in the console space. Meanwhile you see Xbone pulling out gimmick after gimmick to try and get back in the race.

I feel practices such as this are just detrimental to gaming in general, especially if you consider this in the long run.

Doesnt really effect me because like most people with a brain I know DLC is just a ripoff so do not buy it

This is the Gamespot headline story in the news section? Timed exclusive DLC on a game? How about we question why Sony hasn't been investing this money in first party exclusive titles instead, Gamespot?

Ever consider that Sony got it because Microsoft didn't this time around? Because they have actual first party games coming out?

Why make a full article out of what can easily be summed up in a word or sentence

Money.

Activision saw a larger market and also got money from Sony for exclusivity so they get more money partnering with Sony.

Do you see the common word here, money

Wall riding? Call of Duty: Titanfall 2

Activision is loyal to one thing and one thing only and that's profit. I know thats every corporation, but Activision doesn't care whom or what it destroys in it's path. EA & Activision, two peas in a pod.

I'd like to point out that for years Sony fanboys have been talking shit about how Microsoft has worthless games and how everyone plays COD..... What are you going to say now hypocrites?

but but Sony never buys exclusivity and COD is a dudebro game and dudebro games only belong on the xbox.

I honestly wish timed exclusivity would go away. It is the most annoying thing ever devised. I play games for the story involved and enjoy uncovering the story on my own. If I happen to come across spoilers because another console had the game 6 months ago and it is common knowledge on the other console the Darth Vader is Luke's father for instance it is highly likely that game is on the "Meh, no need to play that now." list. Also these year to year contracts on games like COD make them basically moot. If I bought an XBox One because they are the home of COD well I just got screwed just like all the Sony fans that felt Sony was home to Tomb Raider. It is all quite stupid. Can you hear me up there at Microsoft, Sony, Activision....STUPID!

This is one game I'm completely fine with even if it never came on PC's.

Because they paid for "first on" rights, Activision doesn't side with winning or losing consoles, they side with those who pay, nothing more nothing less.

In other words, Activision wants money and went with the winning console. Every other detail is just wasted breath.

"We fell in love instantly," Boyes said. Well of course! Call of Duty brings in $$$$$! As well as users flocking to consoles that get things first. This is what the PS4 needs to become the better console.

Whether it will affect the COD scene on the Xbox though is to be scene. Especially when there are TONS of great games coming out around the same time.

Acivision have been rehashing the same game since COD4 back in 2007, there's nothing transformative about it.

@CallMeDuraSouka: How is Xbox home to dudebro games? People throw that word around way too much.

@7tizz: No way MS passed on a game that still sells tens of millions of copies, I'm sorry but the obvious answer is Activision sees a bigger market in the PS4 and wants as much money as it can possibly get, the people at Activision know with that extra mony Sony payed for timed exclusivity on DLC, plus the extra sales of a platform with more users equals more money, Activision probably approached Sony like "hey you guys want DLC first for only X million dollars, Sony is the new home of COD" than I'm sure a bunch of corporate buzzwords like "datafication" and "dynamism" and they are in, Sony thought of it as a win as they take the "home of COD" crown from MS, Activision sees a win because... well let's face it, MONEY!

@7tizz: No corporate entity willingly passes on a 25 million+ units franchise if it has a chance to sell more consoles. MS made no such move. Sony is just way better at securing marketing rights.

I can answer this without reading the article. MS sees the franchise fading away and running out of juice and they also know that better FPS games are making way this gen so throwing money at Activision just doesnt make sense anymore. So they just let Sony have the leftovers of what COD has to offer because its getting lame especially after ghost and AVW was hardly a comeback.