Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, confirmed that Activision Blizzard games will arrive on Game Pass and gave a specific date, 2024. Sometime this year, games from the new acquisition of the Redmond giant will be added, although there are still many questions in the air that we will try to answer.

The first is when Activision Blizzard games will be added to Game Pass. This is a difficult question to answer because, at the end of the day, when we’re talking about data, there are many options and plans can change very easily in the short term. However, I think it is reasonable to focus on first half of 2024 as the first key moment in this sense.

Second is another crucial question which games will enter Game Pass and which Activision Blizzard titles will be left out. This is partially answered by Phil Spencer in his latest interview, which you can find attached right at the end of the video. When he talks about how the Bethesda purchase went and what moves they made after their acquisition, I think he leaves us with an “example” of what they could do with Activision Blizzard.

Continuing with this example, Activision Blizzard will likely bring certain games to Game Pass first great classics and those titles that are relatively current but no longer have that much traction, such as Diablo III or a few years old Call of Duty installments. Obviously, the most current and in-demand games like Diablo IV and Call of Duty Modern Warfare III could be left out of this first wave.

The interview also includes other very interesting questions, such as the possibility of the Xbox Series X and Series S receiving exclusive content for Call of Duty Modern Warfare III, to which Phil Spencer responded that it wants players on all platforms, including Nintendo, to feel fully integrated in the community, meaning that there will be no discrimination and that they will not use the franchise to “force” players to buy an Xbox.

Very accurate and very interesting answer because previously Activision Blizzard bought Microsoft This was actually used by Sony to force exclusivity on the PlayStation, using its dominant position in the console market and its influence in said market. I recommend watching the attached video slowly because, as I said, the interview is very interesting.