Head ofXboxPhil Spencer is “confident” that Microsoft will find solutions to make the company’s attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard go through. Microsoft shook the gaming world to its core when it announced its intention toacquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard King, with plans to bring the company’s extensive library of best-selling games to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, its attempted acquisition of Activision Blizzard has hit some serious roadblocks. The biggest came when theCMA blocked the Activision Blizzard acquisitioncompletely in the UK, citing concerns that Microsoft could have a monopoly on the cloud gaming space were the acquisition to be approved. The majority of other countries and regulatory bodies have approved the acquisition, however, and it seems Microsoft has not given up hope that it will eventually succeed in acquiring theCall of Dutypublisher.
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Game Rant attended a special panel after the Xbox Games Showcase where Phil Spencer discussed the future of theXboxbrand. At the panel, Spencer said that he’s confident that they will find solutions to make the Activision acquisition go through. Specific solutions were not mentioned, but it’s likely that more information on that front will come to light in the months ahead.
Even though the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard is currently on pause, theCall of Dutypublisher still had a presence at the Xbox Games Showcase. Namely, Activision Blizzard-published gameOverwatch 2debuted a new trailerat the event that teased the Season 6 Support hero, the new Flashpoint game mode, and the long-awaited addition of story missions. Not only that, but a special Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perk was confirmed forOverwatch 2as well.
