Microsoft finally managed to close its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, which at $68.7 billion is by far the largest ever takeover in the games industry, instantly handing Microsoft the rights to huge franchises such as Call of Duty, Diablo, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush.
Against this backdrop of disruption, we've also seen some truly astounding, groundbreaking games, such as Baldur's Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Twenty-five games scored 90 or above on Metacritic - twice as high as the average for the past decade.
So what does 2024 hold? What will be the video gaming trends for next year? Among other things, it's likely to promise a new major console in the form of the Nintendo Switch 2, as well as forays into mixed reality with the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro and the prospect Apple and gaming may finally work.
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