Activision Creates Publisher Page on Steam
A return to Steam for Activision couldn't be any more official. With the upcoming October release for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 signaling the game industry giant embracing Valve's video game marketplace once again, it makes sense that Activision would at last create a formal publisher page for all its games on Steam to set the stage for Modern Warfare 2's launch.
With the exception of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice in 2019, Activision's major game releases for the past five years such as Call of Duty: Warzone were all exclusively hosted on the Battle.net platform, while games from the Tony Hawk franchise found their home solely on the Epic Games Store. Though Activision never truly left Steam in the first place, from a casual consumer's point of view, its decision to return feels mostly symbolic at first glance, but in truth it implies more than meets the eye.
Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Could Be Finalized Soon
Becoming an official publisher on Steam not only represents Activision's interest in interacting with the Steam marketplace in a deeper capacity, but it also allows its games to be subject to Steam's publisher sales. Players might finally get that one Call of Duty game they missed from a generation ago at an amazing price, and that's certainly a net-positive for the average consumer.
With the decision to have an official presence on Steam, it's prudent to assume that any future Activision releases will find their way on Steam as well, but it also calls people to consider another angle: the possibility of Activision retroactively releasing previous Battle.net and Epic Store exclusives on Steam such as Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. On the other hand, a popular battle royale like Call of Duty:
Read more on gamerant.com
