Microsoft Executive Vows to Keep ‘Call of Duty’ on Sony Consoles

A Microsoft Corp. executive vowed in court that after the company’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. Call of Duty will remain available on rival Sony Corp’s PlayStation devices, countering the US Federal Trade Commission’s claim that the purchase would thwart competition in the console gaming market.

US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on Friday asked Phil Spencer, who heads Microsoft Gaming, to confirm that Microsoft won’t exclude the popular shooter game from consoles offered by its top competitor Sony.

Spencer raised his hand ceremoniously and said: “My commitment is, my testimony is, we will continue to ...