“Do you want to support Sony or open Call of Duty to 150 million players?” Microsoft Chairman Warns Regulators | we are xbox

Microsoft puts the European Commission between a rock and a hard place by giving them a choice whether to support Sony or open Call of Duty to 150 million players. This may sound like an impossible measure, but Microsoft’s master move encompasses many issues, including: the greater reach of Call of Duty and its wide access to the public.

This fact is possible thanks to Microsoft’s key negotiations with two of the main players in their respective markets, Nintendo and Nvidia. Given the refusal of the regulators for not giving the green light to the purchase of Activision Blizzard, indicating that this would mean the corseting of a lucrative franchise, Microsoft does everything possible to put Call of Duty on every possible platform and service.

Support Sony or open Call of Duty to 150 million players, an easy call for an unbiased commission

Thanks to the recent agreement between Microsoft and Nintendo, and if the purchase is closed, Call of Duty would reach the Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Nintendo console if it existed in the next 10 years. If we take into account that the current Nintendo console has more than 100 million consoles sold, the new market available for Call of Duty would grow abysmal. This would not be possible if Microsoft does not end up acquiring Activision Blizzard.

Do you want to support Sony or open Call of Duty to 150 million players? The game is considered a must-have for Sony and its market of 120 million. In their delusion, they would be blocking the way to a larger user market.

The growing cloud gaming market is also relevant, seeing huge improvements by leaps and bounds. One of the stronghold services is GeForce Now, and now they are devoid of Call of Duty and all Activision Blizzard games. Microsoft has signed an agreement with Nvidia for these games to reach the service, making these games available for the first time to these 25 million users.

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Adding these two markets, handling accurate information due to the current situation, Microsoft boasts of its achievement, bringing Call of Duty to a market of 150 million users. This would only be possible if the purchase was made, since Activision Blizzard has been distant when dealing with Nintendo or Nvidia.