In order not to let “Decisive Moment” become a stumbling block on the acquisition road, Microsoft and Sony signed a 10-year agreement at the beginning of November to ensure that the “Decisive Moment” series will continue to be released on the PlayStation platform.
Based on the signing of Sony’s long-term cooperation agreement with Activision’s “Decisive Moment” series, which led to Microsoft’s announcement of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard in January 2022, the trend of the “Decisive Moment” series has been attracting attention from outside. world
In the past, in the field of first-person shooting, the two big IPs “Battlefield” and “Decisive Moment” maintained close cooperation with the Xbox and PlayStation camps, so when Microsoft’s acquisition broke the original peace (?), Sony can almost. using “Arm’s disenfranchisement” describes the dilemma. It also made Sony frequently speak up to block the process during the review of the acquisition in various countries, forcing Microsoft to stop being ambiguous and make a decision.
For the players of the PlayStation camp, once Sony loses the partnership with the “Decisive Moment” series, it means losing all the benefits of the past, including exclusive content, testing or early playing opportunities, etc. If it is then changed to a unique release, the scope of influence will be even greater.
After Microsoft coach Phil Spencer announced the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, he expressed his position on the location of the “Decisive Moment” series many times. However, in September this year, it was only revealed that “the contract will be extended for 3 years”, but did not say what will happen after 3 years. This was publicly questioned by Jim Ryan, President of Sony Interactive Entertainment, who believed that Microsoft had not considered the implementation of the series “Decisive Moment” on the PlayStation platform for the last 20 years.
Anyway, it’s clear now that Phil Spencer clearly thinks that a 10-year deal to buy Activision Blizzard can create more opportunities than the benefits of clamping down on Sony with Call of Duty.
As for whether Sony will use 10 years to support another new work to fill the void that may lose a “Definitive Moment” in the future? 10 years is not really long, it can be observed.
