In a chat with The Washington Post, iconic names and proposals for employees have come out.
We keep going around one of the most talked about news of the week and in recent months. Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard still has many unknowns around him, and both companies continue to provide information about it with the passing of days. Now, it’s your turn again phil spencer, who remembers some of Activision Blizzard’s abandoned franchises with the dream of reviving them.
This is what the Xbox boss himself said in an interview with Washington Post. Although the transaction is not yet complete, Spencer allows herself get excited with the properties that have fallen into their hands: “I was looking at the list of IPs and, I say, let’s go!”, he expresses in the article. “King’s Quest, GuitarHero… I should know this but I think they have HeXen“.
I looked at the IP list and, I say, come on! King’s Quest, Guitar Hero… I should know but I think they have HeXenphil spencerBut the thing is not just about dreams, since Spencer is clear that it will be necessary to introduce means for all of this to take place: “We’re hopeful that we can work with them when the deal closes to make sure we have the resources to work on franchises that I’ve loved since my childhood and that teams really want to have.” With which he goes on to say “I’m looking forward to those conversations. I really think the thing is about add resources and increase capacity“.
The conversation has also gone down other paths that include the metaverse, one of the most popular terms in recent weeks. In relation to this topic, Spencer has had good experiences in the field: “I have defended internally in the company that video games are a catalyst for us and I can see how part of this functionality moves to company scenarios and workspaces, and this can be beneficial“, Explain.
I don’t think anyone should think this isn’t being rewrittenphil spencer“But I don’t think no one should think that this is not being rewritten. Today I had a meeting with the team of Elder Scrolls Online and we made our leadership team [reunión] in the game. That’s a Zoom call like anything else!” But ideas and forward-looking initiatives aside, the talk has also crossed swampy ground like harassment complaints at Activision Blizzard, as well as employee attempts to unionize.
“We spent time with the Activision team looking at the incidents, looking at the employee surveys, and also having a good discussion with them about their plan, both the progress they’ve been making and what their plan was,” says Spencer. “We had to look at that advance plan and make sure we had a trust in it“. The head of Xbox has also added that, until the transaction is completed, Microsoft would not have any participation in the legal problems of Activision Blizzard.
Xbox has not given more details about the ideas it has for the company in which it is located Bobby Kotick. In this sense, it has already been anticipated that Microsoft will keep some franchises on PlayStation, but it will also be saved exclusive to their platforms, to which Sony has responded by recalling the legal agreements established before the famous purchase.
Of course, the news has given a lot to talk about to all kinds of players, because we have reasons to imagine the resurrection of almost forgotten franchises. At 3DJuegos we have joined this wave of reverie with 9 Activision Blizzard sagas that we would love to see back, although we will have to wait until finalize the transaction for the wheel to start spinning.
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