Following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, many PC players were left wondering whether the company’s redundant Battle net launcher would be retired. It seems this will not be the case, with Microsoft doubling down on Battle net – announcing that the upcoming Obsidian RPG Avowed will include full console cross-buy with the launcher.

First mentioned late last month, but clarified further in a recent Xbox Wire blog post, Microsoft confirmed that the upcoming Obsidian Entertainment RPG Avowed – which is set to launch in just over a week’s time – will only require a single purchase to then play anywhere, writing:

“Players who purchase the game for either Xbox or Battle.net or have a Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass membership can play on both Xbox and Battle.net by linking their Xbox and Battle.net accounts.”

Unfortunately, this cross-buy feature only applies to Battle net, meaning the Steam version won’t offer any similar benefits.

While the notion of cross-buy is an objective good, it is interesting to see Microsoft trying to push more players to its newly-acquired Battle net launcher in a time when PC players are getting increasingly frustrated at the number of different PC game launchers. It will be curious to see how many PC players opt for the Battle net version.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this kind of cross-buy? Is it a good thing, or is Microsoft trying to leverage the service solely for its own benefit? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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