Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is aimed at shaking up the game industry by building out the software giant’s library of blockbuster videogames and bolstering its efforts to entice consumers onto its cloud-gaming service. The planned $75 billion deal would be Microsoft’s biggest ever and its most ambitious investment yet in its plan to turn its Game Pass subscription service into the Netflix of gaming.
Source: Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal to Power Its Netflix-of-Gaming Aspirations