It’s a monumental deal that has just been reached between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. This is Microsoft’s biggest gaming deal as the company has been multiplying studio acquisitions lately. The company says it will be the “third largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony” once the deal is done.
Microsoft gaming giant: a good thing for the PC?
At closing, we will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as possible in Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, both new titles and games from Activision Blizzard’s incredible catalog, said Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer. Phil Spencer, former head of games at Microsoft, is now CEO of Microsoft Gaming and will obviously be in charge of managing the integration of this entity which is shaken by multiple scandals in recent months. On this very subject, a good little message was passed to make it clear that there will be a cleanup relatively quickly within the management of Activision Blizzard: As acompany, Microsoft is committed to our journey toward inclusion in all aspects of gaming, among employees and players,” said Microsoft’s CEO for games, Phil Spencer. We deeply value individual studio cultures. We also believe that creative success and autonomy go hand in hand with treating each person with dignity and respect. We hold all teams, and all leaders, to this commitment. We look forward to extending our culture of proactive inclusion to the broader Activision Blizzard teams It remains to be seen whether we PCists will find value in this deal.