We love gaming. We play video games, create video games, and know first-hand how a lot gaming means to all of us as people and collectively, as a neighborhood. And as we speak, we formally welcome Activision Blizzard and their groups to Xbox. They are the publishers of a few of the most performed and most beloved franchises in gaming historical past throughout console, PC and cell. From Pitfall to Call of Duty, World of Warcraft to Overwatch, Candy Crush Saga to Farm Heroes Saga, their studios have pushed the boundaries of gaming for gamers round the world.
I’ve lengthy admired the work of Activision, Blizzard, and King, and the impression they’ve had on gaming, leisure, and popular culture. Whether it was late nights spent enjoying the Diablo IV marketing campaign with buddies from begin to end, gathering the whole household in the rec room for our weekly Guitar Hero evening, or happening an epic streak in Candy Crush, a few of my most memorable gaming moments got here from experiences their studios have created. It is unbelievable to welcome such legendary groups to Xbox.
As one workforce, we’ll study, innovate, and proceed to ship on our promise to convey the pleasure and neighborhood of gaming to extra individuals. We’ll do that in a tradition that strives to empower everybody to do their finest work, the place all individuals are welcome, and is centered on our ongoing dedication of Gaming for Everyone. We are intentional about inclusion in all the pieces we do at Xbox – from our workforce to the merchandise we make and the tales we inform, to the means our gamers work together and interact as a wider gaming neighborhood.
Together, we’ll create new worlds and tales, convey your favourite video games to extra locations so extra gamers can take part, and we’ll interact with and delight gamers in new, modern methods in the locations they love to play together with cell, cloud streaming and extra.
Players have all the time been at the heart of all the pieces we do. And as we develop, we’ll proceed to preserve gamers at the coronary heart of all of it. We’ll proceed to pay attention to your suggestions, construct a neighborhood the place you may be your self, the place builders can do their finest work, and proceed to make actually enjoyable video games. As promised, we may even proceed to make extra video games obtainable in additional locations – and that begins now by enabling cloud streaming suppliers and gamers to stream Activision Blizzard video games in the European Economic Area, a dedication made to the European Commission. Today we begin the work to convey beloved Activision, Blizzard, and King franchises to Game Pass and different platforms. We’ll share extra about when you may anticipate to play in the coming months. We know you’re excited – and we’re too.
For the hundreds of thousands of followers who love Activision, Blizzard, and King video games, we would like you to know that as we speak is an efficient day to play. You are the coronary heart and soul of those franchises, and we’re honored to have you ever as a part of our neighborhood. Whether you play on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, PC or cell, you might be welcome right here – and can stay welcome, even when Xbox isn’t the place you play your favourite franchise. Because when everybody performs, all of us win. We consider our information as we speak will unlock a world of potentialities for extra methods to play. Thank you for the ongoing assist. We have a lot extra to are available in the months forward – I’m excited for the future and can’t wait to share it with you.
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