Activision Blizzard Games Are Coming to Game Pass for Xbox and PC

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Microsoft has reached a deal to purchase Activision Blizzard for a staggering $67.8 billion. With that, the company has announced that games from the giant software developer would make their way to Game Pass for Xbox and PC, offering subscribers tons of new stuff to play.

Buying a company as massive as Activision Blizzard is giant on its own—now, the company’s enormous library of games like Call of Duty, Diablo, World of Warcraft, and all the others are first-party Microsoft games. When you consider Game Pass, which offers Microsoft’s first-party games on release day for a monthly fee, this could be a true game-changer for the industry. Instead of paying $60 for the Call of Duty, it could be included in your $15 per month subscription.

Microsoft spoke about the acquisition and how it relates to Game Pass. “The acquisition also bolsters Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio with plans to launch Activision Blizzard games into Game Pass, which has reached a new milestone of over 25 million subscribers. With Activision Blizzard’s nearly 400 million monthly active players in 190 countries and three billion-dollar franchises, this acquisition will make Game Pass one of the most compelling and diverse lineups of gaming content in the industry,” said the company in a release.

Before we get too excited, Microsoft did clarify that not all Activision games would make their way to Game Pass. “Upon close, we will offer as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, both new titles and games from Activision Blizzard’s incredible catalog,” said Phil Spencer, CEO, Microsoft Gaming, in a blog post. “As many Activision Blizzard games as we can” is the operative phrase in that statement.

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