Those hoping to play Activision Blizzard video games by means of their Xbox Game Pass subscription must wait somewhat longer. While rumours claimed Microsoft would add a “enormous” choice of Call of Duty video games to the service (rumours as in Twitter accounts making up faux information for engagement), that isn’t the case. Phil Spencer says we’ll solely see the rollout of video games on the service someday in 2024.
The information comes from the newest Official Xbox Podcast the place Phil Spencer was a visitor on the present. When requested concerning the plan for Activision Blizzard titles, Phil says there gained’t be any motion this yr. He says “2024 is extra correct”.
During the interview, Spencer additionally touched on the parity and exclusivity of the Call of Duty collection on Xbox and PlayStation. He confirmed that early entry betas for upcoming Call of Duty video games will now not be a factor. He says all platforms will get the beta on the identical time going ahead.
Spencer additionally assured gamers that Microsoft has no ailing intent with the COD collection. He claims that Microsoft has no plan to power gamers to buy an Xbox simply to play Call of Duty. As it stands, the collection will stay cross-platform and have the identical expertise throughout all consoles and PCs.
Of course, Microsoft is remitted to stay to those guidelines. The firm signed a number of agreements with different platform makers main as much as the Activision Blizzard deal. These agreements state that Call of Duty should be launched on different consoles, together with Nintendo, and be the identical sport. So even when the corporate needed to, they will’t transfer away from that settlement for an additional 10 years.
At least we all know in the intervening time, that there gained’t be the “enormous” injection of Activision video games on Xbox Game Pass till someday in 2024.
