Microsoft has revealed more details about its plans for Activision Blizzard, after its planned acquisition of the game company was completed. During a press conference with the media, Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty talked about exclusivity and how Microsoft wants to ensure that the communities for some of Activision Blizzard’s biggest cross-platform properties are taken care of. squirrel.
“Ultimately our goal is to make the game more accessible to players and more accessible to creators. If we get a game that comes with a large community on several platforms, the last thing we want to do is take away something,” says Booty. “If anything, we feel that it is our duty to be the caretaker, to be the shepherd. , continue to build and nurture that community, not cut it into pieces and try to take away a piece of it.”
An example pointed out by Microsoft of their attitude towards cross-platform games is Minecraftreleased on other platforms after its developer Mojang was acquired.
Microsoft has confirmed that The Call of Duty series will still be a diverse franchise In the near future, as in January, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer said that the company will “respect all existing agreements with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard and our desire to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation.”
Programming and events GM Tina Summerford has made it clear that some games will become Xbox exclusives, presumably brand new projects being developed at Activision Blizzard. “We wanted to bring as many titles from Activision Blizzard into the Game Pass as possible when they joined us,” Summerford said.
In front of Xbox and Bethesda Showcase on June 12Microsoft has made a big announcement regarding its cloud gaming efforts. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to go live soon “selectively” some of the Xbox games they own for other devices, even if those games aren’t in their Game Pass library. Microsoft is aiming to have the feature ready by the end of the year.
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