After Microsoft Takeover of Activision Blizzard, PlayStation Gamers’ Doubts Are Maxed Out
We’re still in shock for what the news of the year could be, and we’ve just started 2022, and it’s that Microsoft has acquired Activision Blizzard for $70,000 million.
Obviously, we are talking about a big operation within the video game sector since Activision Blizzard is one of the most important game developers with titles on the back like Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo or even World of Warcraft to only cite a few.
The acquisition of this game developer whose titles are generally cross-platform, that is to say they are generally released on all video consoles on the market, has not only brought game console players not Microsoft to question the future of Activision Blizzard titles.
Microsoft could take the action that all Activision Blizzard titles have become fully exclusive games for Xbox and PC, which would be a major setback for Sony and PlayStation gamers, who would likely end up migrating to Microsoft’s video game environment.
It is true that we have already seen how Microsoft has acted with the purchase of other studios or titles, for example Minecraft, which has remained a cross-platform title and it seems that it will be the case with Activision Blizzard games, even if that It is likely that Microsoft will take the opportunity either to offer exclusive content to Microsoft users or to launch the title exclusively for a few months.
Even so, Phil Spencer has already indicated after the announcement that Microsoft’s intention is not to separate the communities, despite these reassuring words, a spokesperson for the Japanese company expressed concern in the Wall Street Journal, saying the following: “We expect Microsoft to honor contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are cross-platform.”
Finally, note that the value of Sony shares after the announcement of this news, that of the takeover of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft caused fell 12%.
