Xbox announced a piece of major news on Tuesday, as Microsoft is set to acquire Activision Blizzard, the publisher behind Call of Duty, Overwatch, Warcraft, and many more games.
The unexpected announcement came from the official Twitter account of Xbox. The talented team of Phil Spencer will soon welcome the renowned creators of iconic Activision titles such as Tony Hawk, Spyro, and Crash Bandicoot.
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Today is a historic moment. We are excited to announce that the world-renowned franchises and talented people at @ATVI_AB will be joining Team Xbox!
Full announcement details here: https://t.co/RwF0QgXVwE pic.twitter.com/jIXuYCcndG
— Xbox (@Xbox) January 18, 2022
It’s officially Xbox x Activision!
According to the Xbox team, the company is currently on the quest of spreading “joy and community” through video games. And pursuing that mission, even further, Microsoft is soon going to acquire Activision Blizzard.
However, until the complete transaction is done, Activision Blizzard will continue working as an independent firm. Following a full completion of the deal, Activision will report to Xbox’s CEO regarding all its operations.
This is big news for gamers, mostly those who use Xbox Game Pass on their consoles and PCs. Because Xbox has confirmed that it will offer as many new titles as possible after the acquisition of Activision Blizzard; the latter already has a huge catalog of some of the most popular games.
Following the deal with Microsoft, all the upcoming releases of Activision may end up being exclusive to Xbox, along with PC. Not to mention the still unannounced Call of Duty 2022 installment.
Adding further, Xbox also mentioned that the amazing franchises at Activision will help its team proceed with plans for Cloud Gaming. This will enable more people to access games from anywhere. Simply through their phones, tablets, laptops, and any other device they use.
Xbox will also gain the established fanbase of Blizzard as well going forward. Because the publisher’s titles are followed by millions of players worldwide on multiple platforms.
At the end of its announcement news, the team concluded by saying they are looking forward to “welcoming all our friends at Activision Blizzard to Microsoft Gaming.”
What are your thoughts on this latest development? Did you see it coming a few days back? And what are your expectations from Xbox and Activision regarding the future projects?
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