Microsoft has sealed its long-awaited deal for Activision Blizzard, and it’s paid $69bn (£56bn) for the privilege.
That’s a lot of money, but what does the deal actually mean for people the next time they pick up a video game?
Call of Duty is one of the biggest-selling video game franchises of all time, ranking behind just Mario, Tetris and Pokemon.
The good news for Sony fans is it will be 2038 before it’s even possible that the game could be an Xbox exclusive.
That’s because Ubisoft has signed a deal giving it “cloud gaming” rights for every Activision Blizzard game, past and future, for 15 years.
Microsoft had to agree to this to get the deal past UK regulators, who were worried about the company dominating the cloud industry.
Microsoft has sealed its long-awaited deal for Activision Blizzard, and it’s paid $69bn (£56bn) for the privilege.
That’s a lot of money, but what does the deal actually mean for people the next time they pick up a video game?
Call of Duty is one of the biggest-selling video game franchises of all time, ranking behind just Mario, Tetris and Pokemon.
Call of Duty is one of the biggest-selling video game franchises of all time, ranking behind just Mario, Tetris and Pokemon.
The good news for Sony fans is it will be 2038 before it’s even possible that the game could be an Xbox exclusive.
That’s because Ubisoft has signed a deal giving it “cloud gaming” rights for every Activision Blizzard game, past and future, for 15 years.
Microsoft had to agree to this to get the deal past UK regulators, who were worried about the company dominating the cloud industry.
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