{"id":692010,"date":"2026-04-08T08:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-will-join-xbox-game-pass-but-still-launch-on-playstation-same-day"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:37:14","slug":"call-of-duty-will-join-xbox-game-pass-but-still-launch-on-playstation-same-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/call-of-duty-will-join-xbox-game-pass-but-still-launch-on-playstation-same-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of Duty will join Xbox Game Pass, but still launch on PlayStation same day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/call-of-duty-will-join-xbox-game-pass-but-still-launch-on-playstation-same-day.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nXbox boss Phil Spencer has issued a new <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2022\/09\/01\/gaming-everyone-everywhere\/\">blog post<\/a> detailing plans for Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard franchises, following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/uks-competition-regulator-to-undertake-in-depth-investigation-of-microsoft-activision-deal\">today&#8217;s announcement from the UK&#8217;s Competition and Markets Authority that it will scrutinise the deal in detail<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs you would expect, Call of Duty, Overwatch and Diablo will be made available via Xbox Game Pass, Spencer said, if and when Microsoft&#8217;s $68bn buyout of Activision Blizzard is completed.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSpencer also made the guarantee that Xbox was &#8220;committed to making the same version of Call of Duty available on PlayStation on the same day the game launches elsewhere&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-will-join-xbox-game-pass-but-still-launch-on-playstation-same-day\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-duty-will-join-xbox-game-pass-but-still-launch-on-playstation-same-day\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox boss Phil Spencer has issued a new blog post detailing plans for Call of Duty and other Activision Blizzard franchises, following today&#8217;s announcement from the UK&#8217;s Competition and Markets Authority that it will scrutinise the deal in detail. 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