Xbox Officially Reveals Why the Deal With Call of Duty Publisher Activision Benefits Everyone

Published 10/04/2022, 6:00 AM EDT

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Microsoft has eventually decided to bust down all the rumors, concerns, and doubts over its proposed acquisition of Call of Duty publisher, Activision Blizzard. While sharing a dedicated page for the same, it looks like this new approach has been taken in the light of PlayStation boss’ recent concerns for the Xbox-Activision deal; it could be one of the reasons.

The new webpage from Xbox details all the benefits that the players, creators, and the entire gaming industry will receive, according to Microsoft, after the acquisition of the Call of Duty publisher.

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Microsoft emphasizes on its ambitious deal with Activision for Xbox and its great advantage to people

Speaking of the webpage itself, then it mentions that Microsoft considers the players and developers “at the center of Xbox. We want to enable people to play games anywhere, anytime and on any device.” Moreover, they mentioned specific reasons why the “acquisition of Activision-Blizzard fits” into their “gaming strategy.”

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The page also includes the interview of CEO, Satya Nadella, and statements from Xbox boss, Phil Spencer, and Vice Chairman, Brad Smith, respectively, thereby providing a sense of assurity. But most importantly, there are details revealed for how the deal between the Call of Duty publisher and Microsoft will be beneficial to everyone involved with gaming.

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Talking specifically about the players, the page revealed that they will be able to enjoy more titles on, “More devices including Xbox, PlayStation, phones and online.” Besides, they will get more choices for how and where they want to purchase the games. This includes the option with subscription and also the one-off purchases.

Moreover, there will be “alternatives to gaming offerings from the dominant mobile platforms,” for most of the mobile phone gamers. There are even more benefits mentioned, for creators and the industry. They are revealed in the image below:

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It looks like Microsoft wanted to give a strong reply to everyone who is casting doubts and concerns over its deal. It will be interesting what other companies, like Sony, have to say about this in the coming days. What are your thoughts on the surprising move by Xbox maker? Let us know in the comments down below.

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Mintu Tomar

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Mintu Tomar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. After completing his bachelor's in Philosophy, he has followed his passion for covering news as a budding journalist. He lives and breathes video games and is a die-hard Call of Duty fan.
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