Microsoft's advise to Sony, ‘quit whining and make your own Call of Duty, 10 years is plenty of time’

To be fair, Sony hasn't been shy about supplementing its own bench with acquisitions

In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft has defended its 10-year proposal to keep Call of Duty available on PlayStation 5 and future Sony consoles, arguing that it is plenty of time for Sony to develop its own version of the best-selling military shooter.

Sony and Microsoft have locked horns over arcade game Call of Duty since Microsoft is set to acquire Activision.

In a hilarious excerpt from Microsoft's latest testimony that was made public on Tuesday by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the Xbox maker told Sony to stop whining already and just get started making its own Call of Duty competitor. According to Microsoft, a period of 10 years is more than enough for Sony, as a leading publisher and console platform, to develop alternatives to CoD.

Here what Microsoft's statement read-

“Microsoft considers that a period of 10 years is sufficient for Sony, as a leading publisher and console platform, to develop alternatives to CoD. […] The 10-year term will extend into the next console generation. […] Moreover, the practical effect of the remedy will go beyond the 10-year period, since games downloaded in the final year of the remedy can continue to be played for the lifetime of that console (and beyond, with backwards compatibility).”

Microsoft further argued that the 10-year term will extend into the next console generation, giving Sony ample time to create its own hit games. It also said that games downloaded in the final year of the remedy can continue to be played for the lifetime of that console (and beyond, with backwards compatibility), making the practical effect of the remedy go beyond the 10-year period.

Interestingly, one of Microsoft's main arguments rests on the idea that a massive acquisition is actually one of the only ways to disrupt the marketplace and create more competition, implying that Microsoft can't make hits on its own so it needs to buy them instead. But who knows what the next 10 years will bring? Maybe Sony will surprise us with its own Call of Duty killer.

To be fair, Sony hasn't been shy about supplementing its own bench with acquisitions. Maybe Bungie can make the next Call of Duty killer. Either way, it's clear that Microsoft isn't taking any prisoners in its quest for domination of the gaming world.