Renewal of Activision's contract/license with Hasbro

It would really depend on whether there is enough demand to justify the countless $millions that would be needed to relicence them all...and to remaster them as well.

Even if it were to happen, you'd probbly be looking at late 2024, maybe even later before anything happened given MS won't complete the takeover of AB until mid-2023 and it would then take time to sort out

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That would be great indeed.

Let's hope it happens haha. o/

Hi addictgaming360,

I understand your frustration with your situation. Please remember however that Xbox Ambassadors are only here to help and assist you.

As far as I’m aware, Hasbro (the owner of the Transformers brand) confirmed that its contract with Activision to publish Transformers games ended in 2017. This resulted in all Transformers games being removed from Xbox, PlayStation and Steam marketplaces.

Could a fellow Xbox Ambassador back me up on this? There have been instances where a game, due to licensing issues, even when purchased can be unavailable to download if completely removed from the marketplace?

Reference:

https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/01/11/why-activisions-transformers-games-are-no-longer-available-digitally?amp=1

Since Activision let their licenses expire, it's highly unlikely unless they renew them or someone else picks them up.

The backward compatibility program is currently suspended with no guarantee of resuming

I would assume any licensed game, such as sports, movies or music, will not make the trip dies to expired licenses. Renewing them is simply too expensive, and many deals specify platforms in the contract.