Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard has already been given the green light, after receiving approval from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which blocked the deal, which was valued at $68.7 billion. In this way, the Xbox manufacturer will become independent from now on popular legends like call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Devil And Overwatchamong other things.
It’s the greatest Video Game Industry Agreement. Announcement of the acquisition began in January 2022. After a legal battle that has been ongoing since then, the purchase turned out to be more complicated than it first appeared and involved regulators around the world viewing the deal’s potential impact on the industry with suspicion.
Mission accomplished for Xbox
Buying Activision Blizzard is the most expensive operation of the history of Microsoft. Therefore, the impact of completing this acquisition was not long in coming. The technology company shared a video on its social networks that combines scenes from the newly acquired video games with those from its studios, highlighting the great franchises that now join its ranks.
Thanks to this agreement Microsoft also acquires such famous mobile games as candy Crush Saga And Farm Heroes Super Saga, although they will have access to many more. On the other hand, Game Pass subscribers, the Xbox gaming service, can play Activision and Blizzard video games as soon as they become available in the console’s catalog.
In the same way, Build one Gamer-centric entertainment ecosystem: “Whether you play on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC or mobile, you are welcome here and will continue to be, even if Xbox is not the place where you play your favorite franchise. Because when everyone plays, we all win.”
