With Activision, Microsoft may soon be the biggest metaverse player
India Today
Microsoft potentially has an unending list of use cases for the metaverse. Its acquisition of Activision will make sure it leads in the most important aspect of it - gaming.
With a single announcement, Microsoft has propelled itself to the top ranks of not only the gaming industry but also metaverse, deemed as the future of online socialisation by many. It has even made its intentions clear, the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard will serve to be the "building blocks for the metaverse."
Not to be fooled by this, Activision has not made any major breakthroughs in the metaverse space. What it still manages to bring to the table, is its billion-dollar franchises with about 400 million monthly active players spread across 190 countries. These will surely help Microsoft spread its wings across mobile, PC, console, and even cloud gaming.
