Microsoft announces a 10-year partnership to bring Xbox games to cloud service Boosteroid
Microsoft has announced another 10-year partnership with a third party as it continues to try to push its acquisition of Activision Blizzard over the finish line.
The company has signed a 10-year agreement withBoosteroid, the “largest global independent cloud gaming provider”.
According to Microsoft, the deal will see Xbox PC games coming to Boosteroid, though it hasn’t been confirmed when this will happen.
Crucially, Microsoft also states that should its acquisition of Activision Blizzard go ahead, the partnership will also see Activision Blizzard titles including Call of Duty being added to Boosteroid too.
Microsoft used the announcement to repeat its claim that this deal and other partnerships already announced will bring Call of Duty to “more than 150 million additional players”.
This claim refers to Microsoft’s commitment to bring the blockbuster shooter series to Nintendo Switch’s nearly 125 million installed base, and GeForce Now’s 25 million users.
The claim has been questioned by some, who point out that many Switch owners and GeForce Now subscribers will already have access to an Xbox, PlayStation or gaming PC and therefore already have access to Call of Duty.
Cloud gaming service Boosteroid recently surpassed 4 million users globally, and currently serves players in the US, UK and other EU countries.
The announcement is the latest stage of Microsoft’s campaign to show its commitment to making Activision Blizzard games available on multiple systems and services should its proposed acquisition go through.
https://twitter.com/XboxP3/status/1635629872054931456
The company has been trying to reassure anti-competition authorities – such as the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the US’s Federal Trade Commission
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