Microsoft announced today that it’s struck a 10-year deal to carry Xbox PC games, as well as Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty once the deal is done, to Boosteroid, the world’s largest independent cloud gaming provider. This agreement comes on top of recent commitments to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo, NVIDIA and Steam.
Microsoft has pledged to work with Boosteroid to support the cloud gaming provider’s Ukrainian development team, building on the support Microsoft has provided to Ukraine since Russia’s illegal invasion.
You can read all the details, including comments from Boosteroid and the Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, in the press release. here.
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“This partnership is in addition to the $430 million in technological and financial assistance we have provided to Ukraine since Russia’s illegal invasion. And it illustrates the steps we will continue to take to support Ukraine’s 160,000 software developers.said the president of Microsoft Corporation, Brad Smith. “It also builds on our recent agreements with Nintendo and NVIDIA, making it even clearer to regulators that our acquisition of Activision Blizzard will make Call of Duty available on far more devices than ever before.”.
“We believe in the power of video games to bring people together. That’s why Xbox is committed to giving people more ways to play their favorite games on different devices.”said Phil SpencerMicrosoft Gaming CEO. “Bringing Xbox PC games to Boosteroid members, including Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty once the deal is closed, is one more step towards making this vision a reality.”.
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