In its latest efforts to generate positive momentum for its proposed $68.7 billion acquisition<\/a> of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has signed two new deals that will significantly increase platform accessibility to Call of Duty<\/em> titles.<\/p>
While the deal between the two gaming giants has been agreed upon for just over a year, it has been under scrutiny from regulators since. In particular, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission<\/a>, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority<\/a>, and the European Commission<\/a> remain opposed to the deal.<\/p>
Smith said that Microsoft will be \u201cbringing Call of Duty<\/em> to 150 million more people who don’t get it today\u201d through its newly announced 10-year partnerships with both Nintendo<\/a> and NVIDIA<\/a>, according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz<\/a>.<\/p>
In announcements for both of the partnerships, Smith<\/a> and Xbox boss Phil Spencer<\/a> emphasized Microsoft\u2019s \u201ccommitment\u201d to bringing Xbox games to more platforms the same day as Xbox, with \u201cfull feature and content parity\u201d\u2014something it promises to also do with Activision Blizzard titles like Call of Duty<\/em> if the acquisition goes through.<\/p>
