Microsoft says a decade enough time for Sony to make ‘COD’ alternative, VGC says

Microsoft (MSFT) told the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority that it believes a decade is long enough for Sony (SONY) to make alternative to Activision Blizzard’s (ATVI) "Call of Duty" franchise, VideoGamesChronicle’s Tom Ivan reported yesterday. In an attempt to gain approval of its takeover of Activision Blizzard, the Xbox maker has offered to make each new "Call of Duty" title available on PlayStation the same day it arrives on Xbox for a 10-year period, the author notes. "At the Remedies Hearing the CMA asked Microsoft if the 10-year duration is sufficient and whether there would be a ‘cliff edge’ for Sony at the end of this period. The 10- year period is ," Microsoft wrote. "Microsoft considers that a period of 10 years is sufficient for Sony, as a leading publisher and console platform, to develop alternatives to CoD." Reference Link