In a lengthy blog post published today, Microsoft president and vice president Brad Smith expressed concerns that the company may make popular Activision Blizzard games like Call of Duty exclusive to Xbox consoles.
Smith said Microsoft is “dedicated to Sony” that these games will be made available on PlayStation “beyond the deal and in the future.”
In the post, Smith also said that Microsoft is "interested" in taking similar steps to get Activision Blizzard games released on Nintendo platforms like the Switch.
The post specifically states that “popular” titles will continue to be supported across multiple platforms. With Microsoft taking ownership of Activision Blizzard, it's likely that at least one Activision Blizzard game will be released for Xbox and/or PC in the future. But the wording of today's post hints that franchises like CoD, Overwatch, Diablo and potentially others may remain multiplatform for years to come.
The remainder of the post outlines the changes to the Microsoft app store, which Smith says the company will begin implementing on the Xbox store soon. Non-Xbox/Microsoft developers who want to publish games on the Xbox store can do so without hindrance.
