Activision Blizzard has given the primary glimpse of their plans for Xbox Game Pass as soon as the Microsoft deal has closed, saying they count on to begin bringing their video games to the service subsequent yr.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is anticipated to shut this Friday. Even nonetheless, in a press release on X/Twitter at the moment, the corporate stated to not count on titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Diablo IV to hit Game Pass this yr.
It’s superior to see anticipation constructing for Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III. As we proceed to work towards regulatory approval of the Microsoft deal, we’ve been getting some questions whether or not our upcoming and lately launched video games can be out there by way of Game Pass.
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— Activision Blizzard (@ATVI_AB) October 9, 2023
“As we proceed to work towards regulatory approval of the Microsoft deal, we’ve been getting some questions whether or not our upcoming and lately launched video games can be out there by way of Game Pass,” says the assertion. “While we do not need plans to place Modern Warfare III or Diablo IV into Game Pass this yr, as soon as the deal closes, we count on to begin working with Xbox to convey our titles to extra gamers world wide. And we anticipate that we’d start including video games into Game Pass someday in the middle of subsequent yr.”
The sorts of titles that might begin coming to Game Pass as soon as the deal is last has been one of many main points as Microsoft continues to work to push the deal by way of. It was addressed again in June in its large FTC trial, throughout which Xbox vice chairman Sarah Bond identified {that a} present settlement in place retains Call of Duty from hitting Game Pass earlier than January 2025.
That would not, nevertheless, rely out video games like Diablo IV from coming to the service subsequent yr, together with tons of of different video games that Activision Blizzard has printed. Microsoft’s large Bethesda acquisition famously introduced tons of that writer’s video games to Game Pass, together with these from the Doom, Elder Scrolls, and Fallout franchises.
It’s solely the newest bit of stories that may inevitably come out relating to the closing of the $69 billion buyout. The Verge reported that the deal is predicted to be full simply days earlier than the Oct. 18 deadline that was agreed upon by Microsoft and Activision following a lengthy battle in varied courts.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or modifying, you could find her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.
