CoD: Modern Warfare Spec Ops Survival Mode Exclusive for 1 Year

[DonFerrari]

smroadkill15 said:

KManX89 said:

No, it's Activision. If Sony doesn't accept these deals, then they'll go to MS and there's no way they'll turn them down.

And Activision are the ones brokering the deals. I mean, come on, it's pretty obvious it's Activision who are initiating the timed exclusivity deals. This allows them to milk even more money from the franchise, which is pretty much their M.O.

How do you know this for a fact? You're just guessing Activision is 100% in control, which isn't right at all. Sony definitely has a say in what they want their exclusive content to be. They could simply have a marketing deal, and I'm sure Activision would take it. MS took plenty of blame last generation when they did the timed map packs, and it was rightfully so. I feel like Sony said, "Fine you want crossplay? Cool, but we want something else in return since we aren't getting map packs early." Makes way more sense. 

Phil Spencer has been vocal about not liking 3rd party games with exclusive content locked on a platform. I don't think MS actually would take the deal, especially with their heavy support for crossplay. Do you see Minecraft with exclusive content on Xbox? I don't think so. 

Do you need any more evidence that this is an Activision decision than it not happening with other companies with the same frequency or type of deal?