Microsoft announced that the company plans to acquire the publisher Activision Blizzard along with its brands and IPs. The deal is expected to be finalized by July 2023. What this means for the industry will be analyzed in the breaking episode of the MeinMMO Podcast.
The largest acquisition in gaming history has been announced: Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for nearly 70 billion US dollars.
With the acquisition, Microsoft becomes the third-largest gaming company in the world, right behind Tencent and Sony. The news has left gamers worldwide speechless.
In an initial and swift analysis, Schuhmann, Leya, and Micha Graf from GameStar summarize the situation for you. They also address some burning initial questions:
- What does this mean for the sexism scandal at Activision Blizzard?
- What does this mean for Activision CEO Bobby Kotick?
- Will Microsoft become too powerful with this acquisition and reach a monopoly position?
- What role does cloud gaming play in the acquisition?
- What does this mean for Sony and their exclusive deals? The PS5 could soon be left quite lonely and without significant games like Call of Duty.
The gaming podcast is an initial analysis. In-depth analyses will follow here on MeinMMO.
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