How could it be otherwise, Xbox continues to grow big, since after the last Bethesda acquisition For about 7,500 million dollars in cash, a little less than a month ago Microsoft left us all speechless by confirming the purchase of Activision Blizzard for about 70,000 million dollars. As expected, this important purchase has led fans and journalists to be involved in doubts, such as the Call of Duty exclusivity on Xboxwhich has been solved in its own way.
Microsoft has ensured that some Activision games will continue to be cross-platform, at least until all deals run out. We don’t know what will happen next, but what we do know is that Xbox Game Studios is going to grow significantly, with an impressive portfolio of games, technology, a track record of commercial success and 14 talented studios. So now, for all those who want to know more about this new acquisition, a few hours ago Phil Spencer has spoken about the purchase of Activision Blizzard and how it was forged within Xboxthanks to an interview conducted by the media Axios.
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Phil Spencer talks about the purchase of Activision Blizzard and how it was forged within Xbox
When the purchase of ZeniMax Media (Bethesda) was finalized, the board of directors asked Phil Spencer a critical question: “What will be next?» The answer to that question was that Xbox needed to make a different movein a space where they did not have a strong investment, a new direction focused on mobile and casualaccording to Phil Spencer. How could it be otherwise, the purchase of Activision Blizzard has been adjusted to what they wanted, since in addition to making the Xbox brand more powerful, they have also acquired the creator of Candy Crush, among other well-known mobile titles .
Finally, the head of Xbox and future CEO of Activision Blizzard, has called the purchase of Activision Blizzard as something much bigger and that goes beyond everything he has done and been a part of. Although, now we can only hope that said acquisition becomes effective in the coming months to find out more details about what it will bring to the brand in the future.