Xbox chief Phil Spencer has printed a letter to elucidate why the corporate is shopping for Activision Blizzard for a whopping $68.7 billion, claiming the corporate needs to ship “gaming for everybody, in all places.”

Spencer stated the letter goals to deal with what the deal means for “the business, and most significantly, for gamers.” It has been printed on the identical day that UK competitors regulator the CMA raised questions about what it means for Microsoft’s rivals, suggesting the acquisition would possibly “hurt” opponents like Sony and Nintendo.

In a bid to quell the issues of shoppers and regulators, Spencer stated Microsoft will pursue a “principled path” if the deal goes via by permitting main Activision Blizzard franchises like Call of Duty out there to launch on rival platforms.

“We will pursue a principled path. We’ve heard that this deal would possibly take franchises like Call of Duty away from the locations the place individuals at the moment play them. That’s why, as we have stated earlier than, we’re dedicated to creating the identical model of Call of Duty out there on PlayStation on the identical day the sport launches elsewhere,” wrote Spencer, who additionally confirmed Microsoft intends to deliver franchises like Overwatch, Diablo, and Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass.

“We will proceed to allow individuals to play with one another throughout platforms and throughout units. We know gamers profit from this strategy as a result of we’ve carried out it with Minecraft, which continues to be out there on a number of platforms and has expanded to much more since Mojang joined Microsoft in 2014.”

Answering the laborious questions

The Xbox boss stated the corporate can also be dedicated to letting builders select how you can distribute their video games, and can interact with regulators with a spirit of “transparency and openness” as they probe the acquisition and search to evaluate the way it will change the form of the sport business ought to it’s accomplished.

“We respect and welcome the laborious questions which can be being requested. The gaming business right this moment is powerful and dynamic. Industry leaders, together with Tencent and Sony, proceed to develop their deep and intensive libraries of video games in addition to different leisure manufacturers and franchises, that are loved by gamers in all places,” continued Spencer. “We imagine {that a} thorough overview will present that the mix of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will profit the business and gamers.”

Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal has raised eyebrows for quite a lot of causes, with some questioning the choice to buy an organization that is present process a public cultural disaster referring to misconduct and employee’s rights, and others asking what it can imply for competitors throughout the recreation business.

Earlier this 12 months, Microsoft addressed a few of these issues by getting into right into a labor neutrality settlement with Communications Workers of America (CWA) that can permit Activision Blizzard employees to “freely and pretty make a selection about union illustration.”

That transfer prompted the CWA to tell the Federal Trade Commission, which is scrutinizing the deal within the United States, that it can help the acquisition going ahead.