Microsoft’s 10-Year Agreement with Nintendo Covers All Future Activision Blizzard Releases - eviltoast
In recently submitted court documents, Microsoft stated that Nintendo has "a contractual right to obtain…

This might be old news, but as the focus has been on COD, this is the first I’m hearing of the 10 year agreement being more than COD

  • FC12000@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    Did the contract say when those games will be available? I bet some or probably all titles will have a delayed release on outside platforms.

    • Dudewitbow@lemmy.mlEnglish
      103·
      1 year ago

      The only platform Microsoft would theoretically delay is Sony, given that in the court, they have pointed out that Sony refused to give them a dev kit, at least for the early launch window.

      If amything, Microsoft has history of doing the opposite (later release on their own console). Deathloop is an Arkane Lyon project. It was released on Playstation and PC a week before it was released on Series.

      • WestwardWinds@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        That’s because the Deathloop exclusivity period on PlayStation and PC was set before the acquisition and they had to honor existing contracts. It’s not indicative of a pattern they’re going to follow