It may be too soon to tell .

Microsoft give way the telecasting biz diligence when it bought Activision Blizzard in a historic purchase that has had the great unwashed in the industry buzzing . Because of this leverage , Microsoft will shortly own many high-pitched - visibility franchise like Crash Bandicoot , Spyro , Candy Crush , Overwatch , World of Warcraft , and , probably the biggest , Call of Duty . There has been a lot of meditation and official statements made on the country of Call of Duty . One study lay claim that Microsoft is thinking of getting rid of the yearly releases .

It is probably too former to differentiate now , butBloomberg ’s Jason Schreier has reportedthatthere are early talks about ditch the annual vent schedule . These former talking stem from Call of responsibility : Vanguard ’s underwhelming performance . There ’s also desire that having longsighted development cycles will avail " bolster " the franchise and please fans . Schreier writes these are only other dialogue , and that the " slip may not happen until next class or later . "

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Had respectable calls this hebdomad with leader at Sony . I sustain our purport to abide by all survive 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 assess our relationship .

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The Call of Duty series is one of the most profitable video game franchises in the creation , with each title in the serial sell millions at launching . The enfranchisement ’s lucrativeness is often attributed to its annual release schedule and the availability of the games on the Xbox and PlayStation .

With Microsoft now owning the Call of Duty franchise , there has been babble out about whether future titles in the serial will be Xbox single . Xbox caput Phil Spencer claims in a tweet that Microsoft has had " good vociferation " with Sony , and it has a " desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation . " However , what does that mean for the annual release for the dealership ?

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