Just after Microsoft announced at the beginning of last year that they would acquire Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion, many Call of Duty fans were looking forward to playing this popular series with new titles every year on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. , instead of having to spend $60 or $70 every time to buy a new game, but just recently, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer announced a news that may disappoint these players.
Although it has been announced for more than a year and a half, this mega-acquisition that has shaken the entire game industry has still been closely scrutinized by major regulatory agencies around the world, as well as obstacles from rival Sony. , everything ushered in another amazing turning point. Just after the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked the acquisition for reasons that could have a significant impact on the cloud game market, Activision Blizzard announced that they would transfer their games to the cloud after the acquisition. Ubisoft, which sold the streaming copyright to a third party, was in charge for 15 years, which means that players will have the opportunity to play works such as “Fighting Special Attack” and “Diablo” series on Ubisoft’s streaming platform. Consider the review results.
According to Phil Spencer to the media Eurogamer, they are still very confident about the possibility of the acquisition being finally approved. However, even if the acquisition is finally approved, this does not mean that players will have the opportunity to see the Call of Duty series on Microsoft’s subscription platform Xbox Game Pass immediately.
In an interview with the IGN website, Spencer confirmed that after the Activision Blizzard acquisition contract is officially completed, the Call of Duty series will not be on the Xbox Game Pass platform as soon as players expect. . According to highlights from the interview provided by the CharlieIntel website, Phil Spencer reveals how many processes they have to go through if they want a game to be on the Game Pass platform.
“Players may think that this series will be on Game Pass immediately after the acquisition is officially completed. But this is not the case. It will take us a while to get the game on the Game Pass platform.” Phil Spencer said
Xbox’s Phil Spencer tells IGN when the ABK deal closes, you won’t see Call of Duty immediately on Xbox Game Pass.
“There is actually work to do to move games to Game Pass. People think the deal closes, and it’s all on Game Pass. That’s not true. It will take us time to get the… pic.twitter.com/NrCQZgMgte
— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) August 23, 2023
On the other hand, the CharlieIntel website also pointed out in a report that players want to see the latest sequel of the series “Decisive Moment: Modern Warfare III 2023” that will be launched this year, which is unlikely to be on the Xbox Game Pass platform. What happened, before Microsoft made public its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, PlayStation had signed an exclusive deal with Activision since 2014 related to the Call of Duty franchise, giving them access to a lot of exclusive content as well as early access According to news confirmed by Bloomberg website reporter Jason Schreier, the contract between PlayStation and Activision will be maintained at least until the launch of “Decisive Moment: Modern Warfare III 2023”.
