Well, that is that, of us. After Microsoft initially introduced its intention to amass gaming large Activision Blizzard on January 18th, 2022, it is solely bloomin’ gone and closed the deal.
The information comes after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) authorised the proposed acquisition following Microsoft’s modification to the deal, foregoing cloud rights to Activision Blizzard’s portfolio and handing them over to Ubisoft.
Now that the CMA has given its approval, the deal is completed.
So what does this imply for Switch house owners, precisely? Well, again in 2022, Microsoft introduced that it had struck a 10-year cope with Nintendo to carry Call of Duty to the latter’s platforms ought to the acquisition undergo. Call of Duty was, after all, one of many largest roadblocks for regulators and a serious sticking level for the higher-ups over at Sony.
With the deal now formally closed, we will count on to see Call of Duty on a Nintendo platform sooner or later sooner or later. Probably on Nintendo’s subsequent console, although, let’s be trustworthy.
Many have additionally been questioning what may change into of Activision Blizzard’s controversial CEO Bobby Kotick in gentle of the acquisition. Well, in an e-mail to all ABK workers (thanks, IGN), Kotick confirms he has been requested by Phil Spencer to stay as CEO by means of the top of 2023, stating “We each sit up for working collectively on a clean integration for our groups and gamers”.
It’s not identified whether or not this implies he’ll step down in 2024, however the implication is probably there.
