Still dreaming about playing Diablo IV or Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III this holiday for as low as $9.99? It may be finally time to give that up, as Xbox head Phil Spencer has confirmed that Activision Blizzard titles will not be added to Xbox Game Pass until next year despite Microsoft’s successful acquisition of the company, which finally happened last week. Spencer, who shared the news during a recent episode of the Official Xbox Podcast while wearing a Starfield shirt, explained that there was simply no time to do any of that because of all the legal stuff that Xbox had to contend with. “I would love it if there was some kind of secret celebration drop coming in the next couple of weeks. There’s not,” he said.
“…the regulatory process took so long… that we weren’t able to get in and work with Activision Blizzard on that back-catalog work,” Spencer explained. “Now that the deal is closed, we’re starting that work…but there is work. I think the Activision Twitter handle… did put out something that talked about 2024, and I think that’s accurate. I would love it if there was some kind of secret celebration drop that’s coming in the next couple of weeks — there’s not.”