- Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) made some of the key news at Sony's (NYSE:SNE) E3 presentation last night, as it effectively switched its primary preferred platform for the huge Call of Duty game series to the PlayStation 4 -- one of a few switchovers and exclusives that should be an extra shot in the arm for the market-leading console.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, due out Nov. 6, will offer its map packs and other downloadable content to PS4 users first in the coming year -- a switch from that content going to Microsoft's Xbox for an exclusive window. Activision will also send new Destiny DLC to the PS4 first.
- Along with its own in-house exclusives, like Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Sony's will be the first platform to get Star Wars content for Disney Infinity 3.0 (NYSE:DIS), and first to see Square Enix's Final Fantasy 7 remake and Hitman.
- Previously: Sony expands PlayStation Vue offering to San Francisco, L.A. (Jun. 16 2015)