Earlier this yearMicrosoft buys Activision Blizzardwhich also means that one day, masterpiece IPs such as “Battle Array”, “Diablo”, “Decision Time” may join the Microsoft Game Pass (Xbox & PC Game Pass) subscription service, and the CEO of Microsoft Gaming also Make a statement, emphasizing that these games will continue to be played on various platforms in the future.
according toOfficial AnnouncementPhil Spencer once once more confirmed that Activision Blizzard’s games “Battle Strike”, “Diablo”, “Call of Duty” will all join the Game Pass service, which naturally arouses players’ curiosity regarding whether to switch platforms, but Spencer said in a statement Allay this concern.
“We’ve heard that this acquisition might cause players of IPs like Call of Duty to switch platforms. That’s why we promised Call of Duty titles would be the same on all platforms and would be available on PlayStation as well. .” Spencer emphasized: “We will continue to enable players to play the game across all platforms. Because we do the same in Minecraft, we know players will benefit from it.”
Had good calls this week with leaders at Sony. I confirmed our intent to honor all existing agreements upon acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. Sony is an important part of our industry, and we value our relationship.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) January 20, 2022
In other words, even if Activision Blizzard’s games join XGP in the future, Microsoft will strive to allow players to continue to play on the original platform, but the announcement also revealed that Microsoft’s bigger goal is the mobile game market, and they expect to use Activision Blizzard to play in the mobile game market. The fulfillment of the mobile game platform, creating new mobile games that can attract global players.