Today is a particularly important day for Microsoft’s gaming division, to the point that it seems to have been the day chosen by those at Redmond to lay all their cards on the table and force the controllers to unlock once and for all. an operation that spans much longer in time than it might initially seem… except that it does we could expect Sony to act as it did.

Regulators who oversee the operation do so to defend competition, as the main concern is that Microsoft will succeed in achieving a near-monopoly position in the gaming sector. It seems a little complicated because all the rankings published in this regard in relation to the console market (the one that really bothers Sony and the regulators because it is the most closed) always show Sony in the first position, for many years.

At Microsoft, however, they realize this they need to give clear signals that they only want to increase the volume of their business, not take control of the market. Practically since the announcement of the purchase of Activision-Blizzard, the company has confirmed that Call of Duty will normally arrive on PlayStation, not only in the previously committed dates, but also later. A commitment that seems insufficient for some regulators or for the Japanese tech company.

We signed a 10-year deal with NVIDIA that will allow GeForce NOW players to stream Xbox PC games as well as Activision Blizzard PC titles, including COD, after the acquisition. We’re committed to bringing more games to more people – however they choose to play.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) February 21, 2023

So today we learned that Microsoft and Nintendo have signed an agreement to bring Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch. A deal that, for the reasons we’ll explain to you in this article, shouldn’t have been particularly funny for Sony, and which goes exactly along the line that regulators are pursuing, that is, facilitating competition. But that’s not the only major signing that took place today.

As we can read into a Twitter account from Phil Spencer, head of the company’s gaming division, Microsoft and NVIDIA have signed an agreement to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard PC titles to GeForce Now. The contract has a duration of ten years, like the one signed this morning with Nintendo, and of course with respect to the Activision-Blizzard titles, it is limited to the fact that the purchase can be completed. And yes, as Spencer specifically mentions in his tweet, Call of Duty will also connect to NVIDIA’s service.

So, with today’s two moves, Microsoft andxsignificantly extends the reach of your catalog to other platforms and promises to do the same with Activision-Blizzard should the purchase be approved, which from what we’ve seen today should be closer than ever. Yes.