Xbox CEO reveals bad news for fans that want COD on Game Pass
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer shared unfortunate news for Call of Duty fans,who want the series on Xbox Game Pass immediately after the Activision Blizard acquisition.
Microsoft’s nearly $70 billion purchase ofActivision Blizzardtook a surprising turn on August 22. Ubisoft and Activision Blizzard teamed up for a 15-year deal that will see Call of Duty and many other Activision games, such as Overwatch and Diablo, become available for streaming on theUbisoft+ streaming subscription service.
Ubisoft acknowledged that the agreement does depend on the successful completion of the Activision Blizzard merger. Microsoft won its court case with the Federal Trade Commission, meaning the final obstacle standing in the way is the UK’s competition and market authority.
Spencer toldEurogamerthat he remains confident in the restructured deal being approved. However, even if the purchase goes through, that doesn’t necessarily mean COD will immediately join Xbox’s Game Pass lineup.
Will Call of Duty be on Xbox Game Pass
In an interview withIGN, Spencer revealed that when the Activision Blizzard deal closes, Call of Duty won’t immediately be on Xbox Game Pass.
CharlieIntelshared a snippet from the IGN interview.
“There is actually work to do to move games to Game Pass. People think the deal closes, and it’s all on Game Pass. That’s not true. It will take us time to get the games on Game Pass.”
Xbox’s Phil Spencer tells IGN when the ABK deal closes, you won’t see Call of Duty immediately on Xbox Game Pass.“There is actually work to do to move games to Game Pass. People think the deal closes, and it’s all on Game Pass. That’s not true. It will take us time to get the…pic.twitter.com/NrCQZgMgte
Adding insult to injury, It wasn’t possible for Modern Warfare 3 to be on Game Pass anyway, asCharlieIntel confirmed. PlayStation has had exclusive marketing rights with Call of Duty since 2014, and Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier confirmedPlayStation’s dealruns through at least Modern Warfare 3 in 2023.
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