Poll: Will Activision Blizzard games be exclusive to Xbox?

By Kes Eylers-Stephenson,

We are sorry. We are going to be talking about it again — that seismic thing that happened. You know... Microsoft potentially acquiring Activision Blizzard for $69 billion. But we want to know what you think that means for Sony and PlayStation.

So, the deal will mean that plenty of IP and a bucketload of studios are now under the stewardship of Microsoft and Xbox. Here is a simplified list of gaming IP (thanks, VGC) under that Xbox has just nabbed:

Blur
Call of Duty
Candy Crush
Crash Bandicoot
Diablo
DJ Hero
Geometry Wars
Guitar Hero
Hearthstone
Heroes of the Storm
King’s Quest
The Lost Vikings
Overwatch
Phantasmagoria
Pitfall
Prototype
Singularity
Skylanders
Soldier of Fortune
Spyro the Dragon
StarCraft
Tenchu (legacy games)
TimeShift
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
World of Warcraft
Zork

Now, Spencer has stated that Call of Duty will be around for PlayStation, at least until contractual agreements are fulfilled. However, once those expire, we wonder what could happen to the publishers' franchises. So, we have provided a few simple catch-alls for you in the poll!

Obviously, we aren't able to get every option in here because, frankly, I have limited time and am not going to be spending it messing around with our infuriating poll entry system for 1,000 different combinations of what could happen. But, these five should cover most circumstances. We really want it to encourage conversation in the comments (nice, pleasant, astute analysis, please — you cheeky devils).

So, will Activision Blizzard games eventually be exclusive to Xbox? Let us know and expand in the comments! See you there.

Will Activision Blizzard games be exclusive to Xbox?

Yes, all of them eventually
No, none of them will be
Some of them, depending on which IP makes sense
All will be exclusive to Game Pass and Sony will have to allow Game Pass
Don't know

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Written by Kes Eylers-Stephenson

Editor Kes is our resident expert in PlayStation and Sony news. He writes about PS5 exclusives like Horizon, The Last of Us, God of War, and Death Stranding 2 using experience from years of playing PlayStation games. He also covers PS Plus and trophy news, as well as his favorite games — The Witcher 3, Assassin’s Creed, and some indie gems — before an evening swim.