The renowned company Activision Blizzard has announced its new partnership with Google for a "strategic relationship" of several years that aims to "enhance the experience of the players."
From now on the infrastructures of Activision Blizzard for games will work with Google Cloud and Youtube will be the striming platform for the company's titles worldwide (except in China), which includes the competitive Overwatch League, Call of Duty League, Hearthstone Esports
The company says that now players will benefit from a high quality of service thanks to the services of Google, its power of data analysis, its artificial intelligence and its commitment to the creation of open source. In this way, high fidelity experiences of "any device" will be extended.
Sunil Rayan of Google Cloud said the following about this partnership:
We have worked closely with Activision Blizzard in recent years in mobile titles, improving their analytical capabilities and the overall player experience. We are excited to expand our relationship and help drive one of the world's largest and most recognized game developers.
Jacques Erasmus, information director of Activision Blizzard, commented as follows:
We are excited to partner with Google to drive the next generation of gaming innovations for the industry. The best Google Cloud infrastructure in its class gives us the confidence to offer excellent entertainment to our fans around the world,
Ryan Wyatt, director of the videogames department on YouTube, added the following:
With more than 200 million players a day watching more than 50 billion hours of game content per year, YouTube offers players and their passionate fans the most popular video game platform in the world. Both the Overwatch League and the Call of Duty League are the quintessential examples of world-class eSports content. As a former Call of Duty commenter, I couldn't be more excited for Activision Blizzard to choose YouTube as their exclusive home for live digital streaming of both leagues. This partnership further demonstrates our dedication to having a world-class live streaming product for video games.
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