Microsoft, an American IT giant, announced that it will acquire an American game giant that handles popular games such as "Call of Duty" for about 7.8 trillion yen in Japanese yen, and it is said to be the next form of the Internet. Our policy is to expand the space and metaverse business.
Microsoft announced on the 18th that it will acquire the American "Activision Blizzard", which handles popular games such as "Call of Duty" and "Warcraft", for 68.7 billion yen, about 7.8 trillion yen in Japanese yen. did.
It is considered to be the largest acquisition ever for Microsoft, and it aims to complete the acquisition in 2023.
In the virtual space, Metaverse, which is the next form of the Internet that IT companies are focusing on, there are many cases where the game platform is used, and Microsoft has not only strengthened the game business but also the Metaverse business through this acquisition. There is an aim to lead to expansion.
"Games play a key role in the development of the Metaverse platform in the most dynamic areas of all entertainment," said Microsoft CEO Nadella of the acquisition.
Regarding Metaverse, Meta, which changed its name from Facebook, is also accelerating development, and competition among IT companies is likely to intensify in the future.