Microsoft inks 10-Year deal to bring PC Games to Boosteroid cloud gaming

Microsoft has been expanding its reach in the gaming industry by securing legal agreements to make Activision Blizzard titles available on more platforms. These include Nintendo consoles and Nvidia’s cloud gaming service, GeForce Now. To further expand their presence, Microsoft is currently pursuing additional deals with other companies in the industry.

Despite Sony’s unwillingness to join in, other companies have jumped on board with Microsoft’s 10-year agreement. Nvidia and Nintendo have already agreed to Microsoft’s offers, which are contingent on regulatory approval of the Activision Blizzard deal. In addition to these deals, Microsoft has also signed a new agreement with a Ukrainian cloud gaming provider Boosteroid.

Although not widely known, Boosteroid is a major player in the European cloud gaming market, with partnerships with big names such as AMD, Google, Philips, Intel, and LG. The deal with Microsoft will allow Boosteroid to offer Call of Duty and first-party Xbox titles to its customers.

According to Microsoft President Brad Smith, this partnership with Boosteroid is part of their ongoing efforts to support Ukraine’s software developers, following the country’s invasion by Russia, and builds on the $430 million in technology and financial assistance they have already provided.

Smith also stated that this deal, along with the recent agreements with Nintendo and Nvidia, highlights the potential reach of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and the opportunity to make “Call of Duty” available on more devices. As reported by Windows Central, Microsoft may have more such deals in the pipeline, as they await final decisions from regulators in the UK and EU on the Activision Blizzard acquisition, expected in late April.