Activision Blizzard said they are still waiting for Microsoft’s acquisition to be completed so they can bring the game to Game Pass.
According to Engadget, Game Pass subscribers will have to wait a little longer before they can play Diablo IV and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III on the gaming service.
Activision Blizzard announced on X that it has no plans to add games, including recent and upcoming releases, to its Game Pass service this year. Based on their explanation, the company is waiting for the deal with Microsoft to be completed, which is expected to take place this month
“As we continue to work toward regulatory approval of our acquisition agreement with Microsoft, we have received a number of questions about whether our upcoming games will be available through Game Pass or not,” said game industry giant Activision.
Accordingly, the company’s response said that it expects to start working with Xbox and add its titles to the Game Pass service after the deal closes and this process will begin sometime next year.
Microsoft first announced that it would buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in early 2022, and it hopes to complete the deal by June 2023. However, some regulators have blocked the deal over concerns that it would harm competition and stifle innovation.
The European Commission approved the acquisition in May on the condition that Microsoft make the games available on other cloud gaming services. Meanwhile, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the deal until the companies promise to sell cloud streaming rights to all Activision PC and console games Blizzard is released for the next 15 years to Ubisoft Entertainment Forever