Xbox Launches Website to Explain Benefits of Activision-Blizzard Acquisition

[Tsing]

Xbox has launched a new website that aims to educate people on why Microsoft’s planned acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is a good thing. The site lists a number of benefits for players, gaming creators, and the gaming industry, including more games on more devices, more choice, and greater competition. Visitors will also find links to relevant […]

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[Brian_B]

The site lists a number of benefits for players, gaming creators, and the gaming industry, including more games on Microsoft, more money to Microsoft, and greater reason to stay with Microsoft.

FTFY

 

[xGryfter]

I couldn't possibly care less about this marketing BS, I just want them to hurry the **** up and complete the deal so D4 can be finished and D2 Resurrection will be available on Games Pass so I can play the same game on my PC and console.

 

[DrezKill]

I just want games that were once exclusive to Battle.Net to appear on Steam. I would also say GOG but Microsoft never puts anything on GOG, so not holding my breath for that. There were games I was perfectly willing to buy, but as soon as I saw they could only be had on Battle.Net I had to resort to community demos instead.

 

[Denpepe]

I just want games that were once exclusive to Battle.Net to appear on Steam

Even if they appear on steam you would likely need battle.net to run them

I would also say GOG

there is already a start https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=blizzard&order=desc:score

 

[DrezKill]

there is already a start https://www.gog.com/en/games?query=blizzard&order=desc:score

Yeah but those were on there before Microsoft bought Activision-Blizzard.

Even if they appear on steam you would likely need battle.net to run them

Isn't the Battle.Net launcher being discontinued? I don't see Microsoft continuing to use that. They already have games on Steam and their own Microsoft Store. I doubt you will even be able to purchase games through Battle.Net after the acquisition is complete.

 

[Denpepe]

Isn't the Battle.Net launcher being discontinued? I don't see Microsoft continuing to use that. They already have games on Steam and their own Microsoft Store. I doubt you will even be able to purchase games through Battle.Net after the acquisition is complete.

I don't know, I hope they keep it, I rarely use any of the MS stuff on PC and from most of the comments about their stores and apps seems those are pretty terrible. I also don't know if the xbox pc stuff if flexible enough for the constant updates blizzard pushes to their games.

 

[DrezKill]

I just want games that were once exclusive to Battle.Net to appear on Steam.

Crash Bandicoot speculation is stirring around a promotional pizza box

Crash Bandicoot fans are speculating some news could arrive at this year's Game Awards, based on some numbers on a promotional pizza box.

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"A promotional pizza box sent to influencer Canadian Guy Eh had the release date for the upcoming Steam release of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time on it. It’s labelled out with the October 18 release date."
THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

I already played through the game using a community demo, but I would have bought this game if it had come out on Steam to begin with. This is exactly one of the games I was hoping would come to Steam as soon as I heard Microsoft was buying Activision-Blizzard.