Microsoft and Ukraine-based Boosteroid have introduced a 10-year settlement to carry Xbox video games to the latter’s cloud gaming platform. As part of this deal, Microsoft will permit the cloud corporate to flow Activision Blizzard video games, together with Call of Duty. It is to be famous that the deal is conditional and it’ll materialize after Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard closes.
“We believe in the power of games to bring people together. That’s why Xbox is committed to giving everyone more ways to play their favorite games, across devices. Bringing Xbox PC games to Boosteroid members, including Activision Blizzard titles such as ‘Call of Duty’ once the deal closes, is yet another step in realizing that vision,” said Phil SpencerCEO of gaming at Microsoft.
‘150 million players’
Microsoft also said that when combined with other partnerships with Nvidia and nintendothe popular franchises such as “Call of Duty” will surpass more than 150 million additional players – a number that brad smithvice chairman of Microsoft, has brought up on multiple occasions in the recent past.
Microsoft also said that the partnerships will make games built by Xbox Game StudiosBethesda and Activision Blizzard playable on multiple cloud gaming services and subscriptions.
“It [the partnership] adds to our recent agreements with Nintendo and Nvidia, making even more clear to regulators that our acquisition of Activision Blizzard will make ‘Call of Duty’ available on far more devices than before,” Smith added.
Boosteroid cloud gaming
Boosteroid recently surpassed 4 million users globally and has become the largest independent cloud gaming provider globally. It has customers in the US, the UK and other countries across the European Union. Boosteroid has operated since 2017 and has its research and development operations in Ukraine, based mostly in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
“With our development team based in Ukraine, we appreciate Microsoft’s ongoing commitment to Ukraine, and we will be working together on an initiative supporting our local game development community to invest further in the economic recovery of the country,” mentioned Ivan ShvaichenkoBoosteroid CEO.