I still can't see a resolution for Microsoft's Activision buyout, even after the Nintendo and Nvidia deals

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I'm watching Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice chair and president, waft a hefty document aloft claiming it's the deal Microsoft sent to PlayStation just two days before Christmas 2022. I'm seeing this unfold from a conference room in Brussels, Belgium, just hours after the latest court hearing with the European Commission concluded. Even after all of this, it's still not clear how exactly Microsoft is going to finalize its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The Microsoft Activision deal has now been in discussion for 13 months (and counting), and the platform holder seems no closer to swaying Sony – let alone the various regulatory bodies investigating the proposed Activision acquisition. 

Microsoft has made two big announcements this week, which the gaming giant hopes are "definite steps to alleviating concerns" held by both regulators and rival game companies – including PlayStation. The first is a 10-year deal with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo systems (note, not the Switch specifically), should the Activision buyout goes through. The aim is to drop Call of Duty on Nintendo devices "the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity". Whether that's actually achievable without resorting solely to Cloud Gaming wizardry to make it happen is another matter entirely. 

The second is another 10-year partnership, this time with Nvidia. This will bring Xbox PC games (and later Activision Blizzard titles, including Call of Duty) to Nvidia's GeForce Now cloud streaming service, which boasts 25 million subscribers across PC, Mac, Chromebooks, and other devices. Given the concern regulatory bodies have shown towards Microsoft's rapid acceleration in the cloud gaming space, this is certainly a curious move. 

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