Activision Blizzard Games Must Appear on Competing Cloud Services

A tweet from Brad Smith outlines one of the consequences of the EU Commission approval of the proposed Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger. Presumably, this hinges on the deal going through. The Microsoft vice chair and president explains that "popular" Activision Blizzard games must be automatically served through competing cloud services worldwide:
The European Commission has required Microsoft to license popular Activision Blizzard games automatically to competing cloud gaming services. This will apply globally and will empower millions of consumers worldwide to play these games on any device they choose.
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Bill Borre wrote on May 16, 2023, 13:13:
It is interesting that no Microsoft titles have been announced for Nvidia's Geforce Now as of yet. Only promises of coming soon but presumably these could've been mentioned from the get go. It makes me suspicious.
Saw this today on Engadget:

Earlier this year, Microsoft signed deals with a number of game streaming services to bring Xbox-exclusive titles to its rivals. Today we see the first fruits from the relationship ‘twixt Microsoft and NVIDIA as Gears 5 makes its bow on GeForce Now. The PC version of the title is available to play right now, with NVIDIA reminding users that it’s offering discounted signups between now and May 21st. And that higher-paying GeForce Now users can play the title in 1080p at 60fps, or in 4K 120fps if they’ve signed up to Ultimate. NVIDIA added that we should expect to see Deathloop, Grounded and Pentiment — three more Microsoft-owned titles — added to the service on May 25th.
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