Xbox’s CEO of gaming, Phil Spencer says that Call of Duty will no longer have exclusive perks for any platform in terms of content, as their goal is to offer 100% parity for everyone in the Call of Duty fanbase. 

Speaking during today’s Xbox Podcast Show, the Xbox boss, Phil Spencer, took to discussing the recent Activision Blizzard King deal closure, while confirming that the company has no plans to use Call of Duty to sell Xbox, promising content parity across every platform. 

“I want you to feel 100% part of the community. I don’t want you to feel like there’s content you’re missing out, there’s skins you’re missing out, there’s timing that you’re missing out on. That’s not the goal. The goal is 100% parity across all platforms as much as we can for launch and content. I say as much as we can on parity because clearly, some platforms have resolution and framerate differences, just based on perf. But there’s nothing else. We have no goal of somehow trying to use Call of Duty to try and get you to buy an Xbox console. 

I want the Call of Duty nation to be supported across all platforms. We’ve been on the other side of those skins, and even this beta wasn’t on Xbox the first week. I don’t think that helps the community, I don’t think that helps the game. So it’s the focus if you’re a PlayStation player, a Nintendo player, PC player, or an Xbox console player, I want you to fell like 100% part of the Call of Duty nation.”

That means that once the current agreements are expired, all content for Call of Duty, from skins, modes, and maps, to even alpha and beta tests, will be available on every platform the game runs on. There won’t be any platform exclusives like we’ve seen over the decade for the franchise, nor will Xbox use it as a means to sell the console. 

Fantastic news, as one of the biggest fears of Microsoft buying Activision was that it would bring a new era of exclusivity, though Phil seems very determined to keep the Call of Duty community together. Of course, that may not hold true for the rest of the IPs acquired, but for many, this was always about Call of Duty, and we’re glad to see Phil still holds the same stance he’s been pushing since this whole acquisition started. 

Of course, parity on content doesn’t mean Microsoft won’t put the franchise on Game Pass. While Modern Warfare 3 is confirmed to not be part of the subscription service, recent comments from Activision-Blizzard makes it seem like this is an inevitability.