Thus far, only one Activision Blizzard-published game has made its way to Xbox’s Game Pass subscription service, almost a year after Microsoft finalised its deal to purchase the massive Call of Duty publisher. But a new report claims more Activision games will (slowly) start coming to the service in the near future. In January 2023, Xbox announced its plans to purchase Activision Blizzard King for a total of $US69 billion, the largest video game industry acquisition in history.
It took almost a year of court proceedings and hearings around the world before Microsoft was able to officially consume the publisher on October 13, 2023. Now that the deal is finalized, Xbox owns a ton of franchises and games, including Call of Duty , Warcraft , and Candy Crush . But so far, eight months after the deal was completed, only one Activision game— Diablo IV —has made its way onto Game Pass.
However, it appears more are finally on the way. According to a report by Windows Central on July 3, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is set to arrive on Game Pass in August.
The N. Sane Trilogy is a remake of the first three original Crash Bandicoot games and was released in 2017 to critical acclaim and big sales. It’s also rumoured, but not confirmed by the outlet, that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy are also planned to arrive on Game Pass after Crash , possibly later this year.
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