Microsoft wants to launch its own game store for mobile devices, which should become a competitor to the “app stores” of Google and Apple. The condition is that regulators give the green light to buy Activision Blizzard for $75 billion, he writes Financial Times.

Phil Spencer. head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, says a new game store could launch as early as 2024 if Microsoft gets the green light to buy Activision Blizzard.

The opposition to this takeover is due to concerns about the impact on competition, given that we are talking about the largest amount paid in the field of video games.

It’s impossible to say exactly when Microsoft’s online game store will launch, but Phil Spencer says it will be relatively simple for Microsoft to apply adaptations to the Xbox and Game Pass platforms to launch an online store that sells games and various subscription-based services.

Microsoft isn’t very good at mobile and tablet games, but Activision Blizzard’s takeover will change that, especially since we’re talking about a company that released titles like Call of Duty Mobile, Diablo Immortal, and Candy Crush Saga.

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