Microsoft expands Xbox gaming footprint,Announces 10-year partnership with Nvidiaso that players can also play Xbox PC games on Nvidia’s cloud game service GeForce NOW. In addition, Microsoft also signed a 10-year contract with Nintendo to make the game “Call of Duty” released by the game company Activision Blizzard (Activision Blizzard)On to the Nintendo platform。
The agreement between Microsoft and Nvidia will allow Xbox PC games to be streamed to PCs, macOS, Chromebooks, smartphones and other devices through GeForce NOW. Stream the game Call of Duty on NOW.
At present, Microsoft has cooperated with Nvidia to integrate Xbox PC games into GeForce NOW, so that GeForce NOW members can stream games purchased in the Windows Store, and Xbox PC games sold on Steam or Epic game stores will now also be available. Stream on the GeForce NOW platform.
In addition, Brad Smith, vice chairman and president of Microsoft, also announced on Twitter the latest partnership with Nintendo, which will allow “Call of Duty” to land on the Nintendo platform after Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Microsoft and Nintendo signed a 10-year contract, and promised that Nintendo players will be able to obtain long-term and equal game content and experience like players on other game platforms such as Xbox and PlayStation, so that players have more platform choices and increase the game market healthy competition.
In January 2022, Microsoft announced that it would buy Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion, which would be the largest merger in Microsoft’s history. (FTC) filed a complaint against Microsoft to block the acquisition of Activision Blizzard on the grounds that it may monopolize the game market.