Another year! Activision games coming to Game Pass in 2024 instead of 2023.

Ahead of the probable completion of Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition, Activision has elucidated on the potential introduction of its games to Game Pass. It affirms that fans should not anticipate the occurrence before 2024, after the deal gets the go-ahead.

Activision's games are conspicuous by their absence on Xbox's Game Pass, a phenomenon that was expected to change post Microsoft’s monumental $69 billion buyout of the firm behind Call of Duty. With expectations high about the deal concluding sometime this week, subject to approval from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, speculation of Activision's integration into Game Pass has moved from a speculative 'if' to a definite 'when'.

Adressing queries on social platforms, Activision clarified, "While we don't have plans to integrate Modern Warfare 3 or Diablo 4 into Game Pass this year, post the deal's completion, we plan to collaborate with Xbox to expand our audience globally. We foresee the inclusion of our titles into Game Pass sometime next year."

Microsoft, eager to finalize its Activision Blizzard acquisition, has conceded Activision's streaming rights in the UK to Ubisoft. This follows the CMA's attempt to thwart the deal earlier this year, raising issues concerning the emerging cloud gaming arena and expressing concerns that the acquisition could unduly curtail competition in the ascendant market.

What can we do for now? Of course nothing.

It's only about time.