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It seems Microsoft still plans to support Activision games on other platforms, according to comments made to Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

Regarding possible Xbox exclusivity for franchises such as Call of Duty, Xbox boss, and now CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer told Bloomberg<\/a> that Microsoft doesn’t “intend” to fracture the community. <\/p>\n

“I’ll just say to players out there who are playing Activision Blizzard games on Sony’s platform: It’s not our intent to pull communities away from that platform and we remained committed to that,” said Spencer.<\/p>\n

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It seems Microsoft still plans to support Activision games on other platforms, according to comments made to Bloomberg. Regarding possible Xbox exclusivity for franchises such as Call of Duty, Xbox boss, and now CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer told Bloomberg that Microsoft doesn’t “intend” to fracture the community. “I’ll just say to players out there who are playing Activision Blizzard games on Sony’s platform: It’s not our intent to pull communities away from that platform and we remained committed to that,” said Spencer. 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