Microsoft Signs Another Deal to Push Its Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Microsoft has signed another 10-year agreement in its ongoing bid to expand its slate of Xbox PC games to more platforms. The announcement follows similar deals that were made recently where Microsoft signed a 10-year agreement with Nvidia along with Nintendo as a means of pushing its pending $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. Its latest agreement marks the tech giant's third deal to go public within a span of a month.
Over the past few months, Microsoft has been making an active effort in trying to convince regulators to give its Activision deal the green light. But concerns from the likes of the FTC and the CMA have only been compounded with growing opposition from Microsoft's competitor, Sony. The company has been open about where it stands on the Activision purchase, even going so far as to claim that Microsoft could downgrade Call of Duty's quality on PlayStation consoles if the deal goes through. Amid this situation, Microsoft has resorted to forming long-term partnerships with other industry players in hopes of pushing the Activision deal amid the vocal opposition.
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According to the company's announcement, Microsoft has signed a 10-year deal with Ukraine-based cloud gaming platform Boosteroid. The agreement will bring Xbox PC games as well as Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty to the platform, which hosts over four million users worldwide. While Microsoft hasn't offered specifics, the deal will likely play out similarly to Nvidia's, where players can stream games bought on the Windows Store and third-party titles with streaming rights to Boosteroid. Following the announcement, Boosteroid CEO states that the
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