Following the deal with NVIDIA for GeForce NOW, Microsoft has signed a similar ten-year deal with Boosteroid, an independent PC gaming provider via the cloud, which will bring all of its games to the service, including those from Activision Blizzard, if The $68.7 billion deal passes regulators’ approval. Obviously, this is part of Microsoft’s efforts to appease bodies like the UK’s CMA and the US’s FTC, which remain the most critical of the acquisition as the European Union nears to approve it. .
Microsoft announced today that it has entered into a 10-year deal to bring Xbox PC games, along with Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty once the deal closes, to Boosteroid, the largest video game provider. independent in the cloud of the world. This deal builds on recent commitments to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo, NVIDIA, and Steam.
Microsoft has pledged to work with Boosteroid to support the cloud gaming provider’s Ukrainian development team, building on the support Microsoft has provided Ukraine since Russia’s illegal invasion.
Microsoft comments:
“This partnership adds to the $430 million in technology and financial assistance we’ve provided to Ukraine since Russia’s illegal invasion, and illustrates the steps we will continue to take to support the 160,000 developers of Ukrainian software,” said Microsoft Corporation President Brad Smith. “It also builds on our recent agreements with Nintendo and NVIDIA, making it even clearer to regulators that our acquisition of Activision Blizzard will make Call of Duty available on far more devices than ever before.”
“We believe in the power of video games to bring people together. That’s why Xbox is committed to giving people more ways to play their favorite games on different devices,” said Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Bringing Xbox PC games to Boosteroid members, including Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty once the deal closes, is one more step in making that vision a reality.”
Full details can be found on the new website that Microsoft has opened to bundle All information on the purchase of Activision-Blizzard and these new agreements.