Microsoft Gaming: Difference between revisions

Prior to 2022, Microsoft had several different video game-related product lines, including Xbox hardware, Xbox operations, and game development studios. Microsoft Gaming was created with the announcement of Microsoft's plans to [[Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft|acquire Activision Blizzard]] to unify all of Microsoft's gaming groups within a single division. With the completion of the Activision Blizzard acquisition in 2023, Microsoft became one of the largest gaming companies, the third-[[List of largest video game publishers by revenue|by revenue]] and the largest [[List of largest video game employers|by employment]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=2023-10-24 |title=Xbox Sales Drop But Microsoft's Gaming Division Grows in Revenue |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/xbox-sales-microsofts-gaming-1235626450/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114021403/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/xbox-sales-microsofts-gaming-1235626450/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Mollie |date=2022-01-18 |title=Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-will-acquire-activision-blizzard/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114021402/https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-will-acquire-activision-blizzard/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

 

 

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