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Xbox Game Will Not Include Activision Games Like Call of Duty Until 2024, Phil Spencer Explains Why

Xbox Game Will Not Include Activision Games Like Call of Duty Until 2024, Phil Spencer Explains Why 4q25

The Xbox CEO attributes the lengthy regulatory issues the company faced in its buyout as its reason for not adding Activision Blizzard titles instantly. 2d9e

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 18 October 2023 16:57 IST

Xbox Game Will Not Include Activision Games Like Call of Duty Until 2024, Phil Spencer Explains Why

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Phil Spencer promises no content will be exclusive to Xbox

Highlights

Xbox was unable to lay the groundwork for bringing ABK games to Game
Phil Spencer assured there’s no ‘celebration drop’ coming anytime soon
He reiterated Call of Duty will have 100 percent parity across platforms

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Diablo IV won't be coming to Game soon, but Spencer's statement covers older titles as well.

This is in stark contrast from Xbox a lot of time to experiment with the average gamer's ever-growing needs, and to that effect, Phil states that he's excited about the future.

The elephant in the room, of course, is Call of Duty. Spencer reiterated on the same podcast that the franchise will maintain ‘100 percent parity' across all platforms, including Xbox Series S due to technical limitations. However, the in-game content is expected to remain the same (at the time of writing).

“We have no goal of somehow trying to use Call of Duty to get you to buy an Xbox console,” he said, adding that he doesn't think making platform exclusive beta weekends helps players. The regulatory process for Activision Blizzard acquisition took more than a year, thanks to the US FTC value destructive.'

What are the most exciting titles that gamers can look forward to in 2023? We discuss some of our favourites on the latest episode of Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) 4m3r26

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Tight, responsive gunplay
Excellent visuals
Flawless performance

Bad
Warzone-style Open Combat missions
Lack of bombastic set pieces
Bland missions and story
Unsatisfying ending
Cluttered, confusing menu design

Read detailed Activision Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) review

Genre Shooter

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series Call of Duty

PEGI Rating 16+

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Diablo IV 6o1x12

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Looks stunningly gory
Diverse class options
Skills synergise beautifully with builds
Finely-tuned combat
Great voice acting
Rewarding exploration
Satisfying loot system

Bad
Lacklustre story
Tight enemy-scaling
Microtransactions
Mob fights can get monotonous
Side quests feel like checklists

Read detailed Blizzard Diablo IV review

Genre RPG

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Multiplayer

Series Diablo

PEGI Rating 16+

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