"From Day One of this acquisition, we’ve been committed to addressing the concerns of regulators, platform and game developers, and 👏 consumers," Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith tweeted in response to Spencer's post. "Even after we cross the finish 👏 line for this deal’s approval, we will remain focused on ensuring that Call of Duty remains available on more platforms 👏 and for more consumers than ever before."

Spencer did not disclose the terms of Microsoft's deal with Sony, though Stephen Totilo 👏 of Axios later confirmed that it is 10 years in duration. Microsoft first offered Sony a 10-year deal to keep 👏 Call of Duty on current and future PlayStation consoles at the end of last year, though the Japanese electronics giant 👏 turned down the olive branch at the time. In an effort to secure approval from regulators, including the FTC and 👏 CMA, Microsoft went on to sign an agreement with Nintendo to bring the series to the company's future consoles. It 👏 also came to terms with cloud gaming providers like NVIDIA.

Before today, Jim Ryan, the president and CEO of Sony Interactive 👏 Entertainment, made clear he was strongly opposed to Microsoft's Activision bid. “I don’t want a new Call of Duty deal. 👏 I just want to block your merger,” Ryan told Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. “I told him [Kotick] that I thought 👏 the transaction was anti-competitive, I hoped that the regulators would do their job and block it,” Ryan later said during 👏 his testimony at the FTC v. Microsoft hearing. But with the purchase all but set to move forward, Sony likely 👏 had no choice but to come to terms with its rival.

Update 2:57PM ET: Added more information about the length of 👏 the agreement.

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