Microsoft is transferring some of the rights to Activision games to Ubisoft to speed up the purchase

Purchase of Microsoft Activision Blizzard comes to an end. While the FCC has given the go-ahead, there are still some stumbling blocks, especially with regard to the UK’s CMA regulator. To soften their reluctance, Microsoft announced that will transfer the rights to current (and future) games from Activision Blizzard to Ubisoftso that the latter can include them in their Ubisoft+ subscription.

This unprecedented announcement is part of Activision’s restructuring to integrate it with Microsoft, an operation that already led to a new regulatory investigation in the United Kingdom a few months ago. which may last until October 18. So this move could be Microsoft’s way of telling the CMA that it doesn’t intend to hurt the market with its purchase.

Ubisoft too one of Activision’s biggest competitorsAs such, the deal is a huge opening for Activision games, which means that all current and new Activision Blizzard games for PC and consoles released over the next 15 years will also be part of Ubisoft+.

Activision games will be available on Ubisoft+

By the way, he sends a message of intent to Microsoft CMA and any regulator interested in buying:

To address concerns raised by the UK Competition and Markets Authority about the impact of the proposed acquisition on cloud gaming streaming, we are restructuring the deal to acquire a more limited set of rights.

Brad Smith, president of Microsoft.

This, of course, has direct implications for Microsoft: if the proposed deal goes through, it will not be able to release Activision Blizzard games exclusively on Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft also won’t have sole control over the licensing terms of Activision Blizzard games on competing services.

However, not all is won. The CMA will now evaluate the new agreement over the next few weeks and make a decision before the October 18 deadline. And the fact is that even with the transfer of part of the rights to ATVI Ubisoft, there is no guarantee that the CMA will give the green light to the final agreement.

In general, this is a huge step for both the players and the market itself, which Enhances player options for accessing Blizzard games. and Activision go beyond Game Pass, and most importantly, they do it even through direct competitors.

Ubisoft has officially confirmed the deal and announced that it will be adding Activision Blizzard games to its Ubisoft Plus Multi Access subscription, which is available on PC, Xbox, Amazon Luna and PlayStation through Ubisoft Plus Classics: