The 2 corporations have “negotiated and signed a binding 10-year authorized settlement” that may see Name of Responsibility launched to Nintendo gamers the identical day and with the identical options as its Xbox model, Microsoft President Brad Smith tweeted Tuesday. The Redmond, Washington-based firm dedicated to take action in December, contingent upon its proposed $69 billion acquisition of Name of Responsibility writer Activision Blizzard Inc. going by.

The primary-person shooter title is on the core of objections — most strongly raised by console rival Sony Group Corp. — to Microsoft’s deal, prompted by considerations that the software program big will acquire exclusivity over too massive a franchise. Name of Responsibility is constantly on the high of gross sales charts and its most up-to-date launch has occupied the No. 1 spot within the US since its launch in November, in line with market tracker NPD.

Sony has raised considerations about Microsoft making the sport unique to its platforms, and people fears have been echoed by the UK’s antitrust watchdog, which has advised Microsoft may be pressured to unload the franchise to finish its Activision takeover. The Nintendo pact is Microsoft’s means of demonstrating its dedication to holding the video games it acquires platform-agnostic, and the corporate has prolonged a suggestion on the identical phrases to Sony, which the Tokyo-based PlayStation maker has thus far declined.

We’ve now signed a binding 10-year contract to deliver Xbox video games to Nintendo’s avid gamers. That is simply a part of our dedication to deliver Xbox video games and Activision titles like Name of Responsibility to extra gamers on extra platforms. pic.twitter.com/JmO0hzw1BO

— Brad Smith (@BradSmi) February 21, 2023