Microsoft Planning On Making Some Activision Blizzard Games Xbox Exclusive

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Now that Microsoft is in the process of buying Activision Blizzard, bits and pieces of information are starting to trickle out. While there isn't that much information that is all that official, it does appear that one side effect of the purchase of the Call of Duty developer is that several of the company's games will become Xbox exclusive.

Microsoft announced the purchase of Activision Blizzard on Tuesday morning, perhaps coincidentally just a week after Xbox chief Phil Spencer announcer Microsoft would have to reevaluate its relationship with the Diablo 3 creators. That new relationship is going to mean owning the company and that appears that several of the company's most popular titles could soon no longer be available to play on the PlayStation.

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According to a new report by Bloomberg, it appears that Microsoft does intend to continue offering some of Activision Blizzard's catalog on other platforms, including Sony's. However, that same report made it clear that those inside the Xbox hierarchy believe that at least some of its new acquisition's games are going to become exclusive. It makes quite a bit of sense that both varieties will also come to Xbox Game Pass. In short, it sounds as if Phil Spencer and company are going to take the same approach it planned when the company acquired Bethesda.

The question now is just how many games Microsoft is going to allow to be played anywhere else. While most of the Bethesda games that were released before the purchase are still available on PlayStation and (to a lesser extent) the Nintendo Switch, none of the upcoming Bethesda titles are currently slated for console release