The game is allegedly going to launch for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC on November 10, with PlayStation platforms set to receive early access releases.
Industry analysts believe the UK's CMA "accelerated its formal objection to the deal and proposed remedies in order to step in front of the FTC and gain bragging rights."
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority says the deal could potentially lead to "higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation."
"The largest console maker in the world [is] raising an objection about the one franchise that we’ve said will continue to ship on the platform," says the Xbox boss.
"Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people - however they choose to play," said Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer.
Microsoft president Brad Smith has confirmed details of a recent report that claimed that the company has offered a longer-term deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.
A spinoff campaign focused on Modern Warfare fan favourite character Ghost is claimed to be in development.
Sony feels Battlefield exemplifies that even billions of dollars and years of investment can't be enough to successfully compete with Call of Duty.
According to Sony, Microsoft's plans after acquiring Activision Blizzard is to turn PlayStation into non-competition like Nintendo.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Microsoft will have "no issues" with "a longer-term commitment that Sony would be comfortable with."
"As long as there is a PlayStation out there to ship to, our intent is that we continue to ship Call of Duty on PlayStation," says Phil Spencer.
PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has given a public statement in which he says that Microsoft has only offered to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for three years beyond the company's existing agreement with ...
Xbox head Phil Spencer has revealed that Microsoft has given Sony a signed agreement promising the release of future Call of Duty games on PlayStation.
Microsoft Gaming CEO reiterates commitment to release the "same version" of Call of Duty on PlayStation on the same day as other platforms.
Though the company doesn't say what form that will take. Previous reports have alleged that a new paid Call of Duty game won't be released next year.
"Call of Duty is overly entrenched, so that no rival – no matter how relevant – can catch up," Sony tells regulatory bodies in relation to Microsoft's looming acquisition of Activision.
Details, images, and concept art on the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Treyarch's 2024 instalment have emerged from a recent leak.
Since launching in 2020, Call of Duty: Warzone has had over 125 million players. Over 3,000 people are working on the franchise currently.
A new report claims that even though Call of Duty is rumoured to skip its 2023 release, it could go back to that schedule the following year, with Sledgehammer having started pre-production on a new i...
The new studio will open up many opportunities for Beenox to take up even more ambitious projects across the Call of Duty franchise.
