Microsoft  (MSFT)  offered developers a tour of the future. The software giant was holding its first Build conference, which the Redmond, Wash.-based company described as "a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows.

Microsoft said on Thursday it plans to offer its cloud computing customers a platform of AMD artificial intelligence chips that will compete with components made by Nvidia , with details to be given at its Build developer conference next week.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced plans on Thursday to offer AMD’s (NASDAQ:AMD) AI chips to its cloud computing customers, competing with Nvidia’s

This was always going to be the answer here, the only question was whether Call of Duty would be coming to Game Pass this year or next.

Microsoft’s bet seems to be that Call of Duty on its Game Pass subscription service will spur a new wave of interest in both the service and in the Xbox as a platform.

One of the biggest questions surrounding Microsoft’s embattled $69 billion USD takeover of Activision Blizzard has been the fate of the Call of Duty franchise, and specifically whether the company would make the bold move to include the games in its Game Pass subscription as they launched.