Microsoft and Nvidia have signed a deal that will bring Xbox PC games to Nvidia's cloud service, GeForce Now.
This includes Call of Duty, provided Microsoft completes its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This announcement comes after a hearing at the European Commission regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
"We have signed a 10-year agreement with NVIDIA that will allow GeForce NOW players to stream Xbox PC games as well as Activision Blizzard PC titles, including COD, following the acquisition," tweeted Phil Spencer, head of Xbox.
"We're committed to bringing more games to more people – however they choose to play."
According to Jeff Fisher, senior vice president for GeForce, this partnership "resolves Nvidia's concerns with Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Nvidia is therefore offering its full support for regulatory approval of the acquisition."
This move is an attempt by Microsoft to reassure regulators and competitors that its acquisition of Activision Blizzard would not create a monopoly.
However, it's not clear whether this will address the underlying issues of Microsoft owning such a huge portion of the video game industry.
"It would just seem to delay the inevitable moment where they ruthlessly exploit their market position rather than eliminate that moment entirely," says one industry observer.
It's also worth noting that initial investigations by the UK's Competition & Market's Authority suggest that Nvidia GeForce Now controls just 10-20% of the cloud gaming market, versus Microsoft's 60-70%.
Despite these concerns, Microsoft has also signed a similar deal with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo's platforms. It remains to be seen how regulators will view these deals and whether they will approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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This includes Call of Duty, provided Microsoft completes its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This announcement comes after a hearing at the European Commission regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
"We have signed a 10-year agreement with NVIDIA that will allow GeForce NOW players to stream Xbox PC games as well as Activision Blizzard PC titles, including COD, following the acquisition," tweeted Phil Spencer, head of Xbox.
"We're committed to bringing more games to more people – however they choose to play."
According to Jeff Fisher, senior vice president for GeForce, this partnership "resolves Nvidia's concerns with Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Nvidia is therefore offering its full support for regulatory approval of the acquisition."
This move is an attempt by Microsoft to reassure regulators and competitors that its acquisition of Activision Blizzard would not create a monopoly.
However, it's not clear whether this will address the underlying issues of Microsoft owning such a huge portion of the video game industry.
"It would just seem to delay the inevitable moment where they ruthlessly exploit their market position rather than eliminate that moment entirely," says one industry observer.
It's also worth noting that initial investigations by the UK's Competition & Market's Authority suggest that Nvidia GeForce Now controls just 10-20% of the cloud gaming market, versus Microsoft's 60-70%.
Despite these concerns, Microsoft has also signed a similar deal with Nintendo to bring Call of Duty to Nintendo's platforms. It remains to be seen how regulators will view these deals and whether they will approve Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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