“virtually anywhere they want.” Additionally, the acquisition will bolster Microsoft’s Game Pass portfolio as Activision Blizzard games will be launched into Game Pass, which has over 25m subscribers.

On top of this, Activision Blizzard has nearly 400m monthly active players in 190 countries and three billion-dollar franchises. Therefore, it is expected that Game Pass will become “one of the most compelling and diverse lineups of gaming content in the industry.”