Xbox and Activision previously announced the deal with Ubisoft back in August when the acquisition was being investigated and challenged 💶 by various regulatory bodies. For context and for those out of the loop, the deal with Ubisoft was made to 💶 appease concerns regarding how dominant Xbox's Cloud Gaming initiative would be if Call of Duty and everything else Activision owns 💶 could be played that way.
Activision Games on Ubisoft+
Reiterating the broad details of the arrangement, Ubisoft said in its announcement shared 💶 on Friday that the company has "the perpetual cloud streaming rights for Call of Duty and all other current Activision 💶 Blizzard games and those released over the next 15 years." What this means for Ubisoft+ subscribers is that you'll be 💶 able to play Call of Duty games and more through the service for over a decade, though it hasn't been 💶 said yet if there'll be any exceptions to what's part of the Ubisoft+ catalog. Since it was unclear when the 💶 Xbox-Activision deal would be finalized, it wasn't specified if Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 which comes out in November 💶 would be playable via Ubisoft+ at some point in the future.
While we're still waiting on specifics regarding certain games or 💶 the inevitable disclaimers that'll arise, a bit of good news shared on Friday confirmed that the Activision games offered through 💶 Ubisoft+ would include DLC.
"The deal includes all the Activision Blizzard games that are being distributed today and includes all the 💶 games that Activision Blizzard will release over the next 15 years," said Ubisoft's SVP Chris Early. "That includes the Call 💶 of Duty franchise and a whole lot more. Yes, it does include all the DLC, including in-game content and downloadable 💶 DLC packs, expansions, and add-ons."
