Sony responded to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and said the contract would continue to ensure the multi-platform nature of the game

Sony responded to Microsoft's offer to buy Activision Blizzard, citing contractual agreements. Earlier this week, Microsoft dropped a huge bombshell on the gaming market, and the nearly $70 billion deal is expected to close sometime next year and will make Microsoft the third-largest gaming company after Tencent and Sony.

Unsurprisingly, after the announcement, people began asking about the possible exclusivity of Activision's massive IP, including the Diablo and Call of Duty series. According to a recent Bloomberg report, Microsoft intends to keep "some" franchises multi-platform, while others will become exclusive to the Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft's Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, later said he didn't want to pull the community away from the PlayStation by making Activision-Blizzard's future game an Xbox exclusive game.

"I just want to say that to players who play Activision Blizzard games on the Sony platform. Our intention is not to pull the community away from the platform, and we remain committed to it," Spencer said.

So, after the acquisition, what is Sony's position on activision Blizzard's concession? According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony expects Microsoft to "abide by" its contractual agreement. This, of course, refers to Sony's current deal with Activision's ongoing Call of Duty series of games, which is only a temporary situation.

"We expect Microsoft to comply with the contractual agreement and continue to ensure the multi-platform nature of Activision games," a Sony spokesperson said when asked about the matter.

As reported yesterday, giving Activision Blizzard's game an exclusive presence on the Xbox platform doesn't seem financially appropriate, and some legal community believes that doing so would face antitrust issues.

Kalol Severin, senior analyst and product manager at MIDiA Research, said when we asked about it: "Blockbusters in particular generate a lot (and often most) of revenue from Sony. Financially, it would be inappropriate to shut down this revenue, especially since given Microsoft's large portfolio (if the acquisition ends), it doesn't need to do so. Engaging in hard exclusivity may run the risk of alienating the other party's users, who are still very valuable. "