Until today, Microsoft wasn’t serious about video games: their goal is to double down

Satya Nadella had words for his company and for Xbox, the gaming division run by Phil Spencer. And, from what he said, it seems that Microsoft…

It’s really risky to say that Microsoft wasn’t serious about the gaming industry, especially after spending 69 billion dollars on the acquisition of Activision/Blizzard/King. But that’s what we gather from the words of the company’s CEO, Satya Nadella.

Xbox Game Pass DOWNLOAD

At an awards ceremony held in Berlin, the CEO of Microsoft spoke at length about the American company he has been leading for almost 10 years. He had to replace Steve Ballmer, which was no easy task.

Well, Satya Nadella had words for his company and for Xbox, the gaming division led by Phil Spencer. And from what he shared, it seems that Microsoft is going to double down on games.

What does Microsoft intend to do in the gaming sector?

“When I think about Microsoft, I perhaps think about developer tools, proprietary software, and gaming. These are three things we’ve been doing from the beginning,” explained Nadella.

“For us, games are the only area where we believe we can make a real contribution to consumer markets,” the CEO explained.

“If I look, the amount of time people spend gaming is increasing, and Generation Z is going to spend more time on it. The way games are made, the way they are delivered, is changing drastically. Be it on mobile, consoles, PC, or even in the cloud,” he continued.

“So, we are looking forward to doubling down our efforts as game producers and publishers. We will now be one of the biggest game publishers and also a company building platforms for it,” referring to the gaming platform Game Pass.

Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision was officially closed earlier this month, after the UK regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, approved a modified version of the deal.

The CMA had blocked the original deal out of concerns that it might harm competition in the cloud gaming sector in the UK, but Microsoft resolved it by stating they would sell Ubisoft the cloud streaming rights for both current and future Activision games.”

Xbox Game Pass DOWNLOAD

Author: Chema Carvajal Sarabia

{ "de-DE": "Journalist, spezialisiert auf Technologie, Unterhaltung und Videospiele. Über das zu schreiben, was mich begeistert (Gadgets, Spiele und Filme), ermöglicht es mir, bei Verstand zu bleiben und mit einem Lächeln im Gesicht aufzuwachen, wenn der Wecker klingelt. PS: Das stimmt nicht 100% der Zeit.", "en-US": "Journalist specialized in technology, entertainment and video games. Writing about what I'm passionate about (gadgets, games and movies) allows me to stay sane and wake up with a smile on my face when the alarm clock goes off. PS: this is not true 100% of the time.", "es-ES": "Content Manager - Periodista especializado en tecnología, entretenimiento y videojuegos. Escribir sobre lo que me apasiona (cacharros, juegos y cine) me permite seguir cuerdo y despertarme con una sonrisa cuando suena el despertador. PD: esto no es cierto el 100 % de las veces.", "fr-FR": "Journaliste spécialisé dans la technologie, le divertissement et les jeux vidéo. Écrire sur ce qui me passionne (gadgets, jeux et films) me permet de rester sain d'esprit et de me réveiller avec le sourire aux lèvres quand le réveil sonne. PS : cela n'est pas vrai 100 % du temps.", "it-IT": "Giornalista specializzato in tecnologia, intrattenimento e videogiochi. Scrivere di ciò che mi appassiona (gadget, giochi e film) mi permette di mantenere la sanità mentale e di svegliarmi con un sorriso sul viso quando suona la sveglia. PS: questo non è vero al 100% del tempo.", "ja-JP": "", "nl-NL": "", "pl-PL": "", "pt-BR": "Jornalista especializado em tecnologia, entretenimento e videogames. Escrever sobre o que me apaixona (gadgets, jogos e filmes) me permite manter a sanidade e acordar com um sorriso no rosto quando o despertador toca. PS: isso não é verdade 100% do tempo.", "social": { "email": "chemacs91@gmail.com", "facebook": "", "twitter": "https://twitter.com/chematopetazo", "linkedin": "" } }