Xbox-baas Phil Spencer heeft in een blog post aangegeven dat grote games van Activision Blizzard zoals Diablo, Call of Duty en Overwatch, gaan verschijnen op Xbox Game Pass, zodra de overname rond is.
Naar verluidt zal de overname pas ergens in 2023 rond zijn. Phil Spencer geeft ook aan dat Call of Duty-games vanaf de dag van release, uitgebracht gaan worden op PlayStation-consoles, maar dan voor de volle prijs.
We are expanding choice in two ways: through the creation of Game Pass, which gives players a subscription option; and by bringing more games to mobile platforms, including through our cloud game streaming technology. Subscription services like Game Pass make gaming more affordable and help players from all over the world find their next favorite game. Game Pass empowers developers to bring more games to more players, not fewer. We intend to make Activision Blizzard’s much-loved library of games – including Overwatch, Diablo and Call of Duty – available in Game Pass and to grow those gaming communities. By delivering even more value to players, we hope to continue growing Game Pass, extending its appeal to mobile phones and any connected device.
In doing so, we will pursue a principled path. We’ve heard that this deal might take franchises like Call of Duty away from the places where people currently play them. That’s why, as we’ve said before, we are committed to making the same version of Call of Duty available on PlayStation on the same day the game launches elsewhere. We will continue to enable people to play with each other across platforms and across devices. We know players benefit from this approach because we’ve done it with Minecraft, which continues to be available on multiple platforms and has expanded to even more since Mojang joined Microsoft in 2014. As we extend our gaming storefront across new devices and platforms, we will make sure that we do so in a manner that protects the ability of developers to choose how to distribute their games.
Microsoft heeft 69 miljard dollar uitgegeven voor de overname van Activision Blizzard. Microsoft is nadat de overname is goedgekeurd, eigenaar van zeer populaire franchises waaronder World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone, StarCraft, Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk, Spyro the Dragon en Candy Crush.
