Microsoft just made a third deal with another gaming platform Boosteroid.
Microsoft announced another ten-year agreement to bring its Xbox game lineup to cloud gaming service Boosteroid.
This is as the company is trying to convince regulators that they should approve its planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
The Activision Blizzard Deal
Last year, Microsoft announced its intention to buy one of the largest video game publishers in the world , Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
The company is behind some very popular games, such as ‘Call of Duty’, ‘Diablo’, ‘World of Warcraft’ and ‘Candy Crush Saga’.
However, Microsoft has run into regulatory challenges over this new deal.
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The United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union seem to not agree with this deal.
European regulators will take a decision on whether to clear or block the deal by April 11, 2023.
Microsoft Plans For Call Of Duty
The pending decision has led Microsoft to announce a long-term commitments.
This commitment is to bring ‘Call of Duty’ games and the rest of its catalog to other platforms and not just Xbox gaming consoles.
Only last month, Microsoft President Brad Smith announced a deal with Nintendo.
He also announced another deal with Nvidia’s GeForce Now service.
The company is promising that Microsoft games will be available on Boosteroid for the next ten years.
Microsoft hasn’t reached an agreement to make future ‘Call of Duty’ games available on Sony’s PlayStation consoles.
