please tell me this means nothing

i refuse to ever give ubisoft any money

only effects cloud streaming. Microsoft can still get rights to games on xcloud but they have to pay ubisoft for them. And only for the next 15 years of releases.

but ubisoft will own the license to all activision blizzard games currently out and th enext 15 years for cloud gaming

What a plot twist

It’s so over

Im so ready for this Blizzard bankruptcy

Happy sept 16th

the breakup fee has now been increased from $3,500,000,000 to $4,500,000,000.

chump change

This mid blocked yet?

No

Ubisoft so slimey

Lmfao

This is taking so long

WE BACK

Full list of remedies provided to CMA

1) Ubisoft may not grant Microsoft an exclusive licence to the Activision Games, and any such purported licence would be null and void.

2) Ubisoft may not offer Microsoft preferential pricing nor material preferential treatment with respect to Cloud Streaming Rights not made available to third parties.

3) Microsoft must offer the Activision Games to Ubisoft at a price that is no higher than the wholesale price for digital download and retail sales of PC and console versions of the same content (whichever is lower); REDACTED.

4) Microsoft must provide Ubisoft with the Activision Games in a standard executable format sufficiently in advance to allow Ubisoft to release them on the same date as they are released on console and PC.

5) Microsoft will ensure that the quality, content, features and performance of any Activision Game delivered to Ubisoft will be materially similar to the non- streaming version of that Activision Game. Microsoft will not design PC versions of Activision Games, or any other versions which are or are planned to be available on multiple cloud streaming services, to be solely optimised for its own cloud streaming service.

6) Microsoft must port Activision Games to non-Windows OS following a request from Ubisoft. Ubisoft may also request that Microsoft perform technical modifications, including to ensure that the Activision Games support emulators like Proton. Microsoft must carry out this work at its regular pace and at a quality and standard which is customary in the gaming industry. Microsoft can only charge Ubisoft for the reasonable costs incurred for this work. Microsoft is also required to provide Ubisoft with development and porting plans for the Activision Games reasonably in advance.

7) Ubisoft will compensate Microsoft for the Activision Streaming Rights through a one-off payment and through a market-based wholesale pricing mechanism, including an option that supports pricing based on usage. This will allow Ubisoft to license out the Activision Streaming Rights under any business model of its choosing, including buy-to-play, multi-game subscription services, or any other model that may arise.

8) Microsoft will offer technical support to Ubisoft for Activision Games REDACTED. It will also offer reasonable technical support for Ubisoft's sublicensees, provided these cover Microsoft's reasonable costs.

Add to that:

"A Monitoring Trustee to oversee the Parties' compliance with the Proposed Undertakings, if required by the CMA. The Parties will also be required to provide annual compliance reports to the CMA setting out the steps taken to ensure compliance with the undertakings. The Proposed Undertakings require the Parties to comply with the dispute resolution provisions included in the Ubisoft Divestment Agreement, encompassing a fast-track escalation process and arbitration, and require the Parties to keep the CMA informed of any dispute referred to the fast- track escalation process".

Useless

Gaming is dead.

Nintendo >>>

So the cma managed to get a worse cloud deal for the people,what a great job!

kr0niic couldn’t care less about the gaming industry and its long term health, as long as he can consume as many games as possible via his free Game Pass

When the games coming out now are complete ass