Xbox Head Phil Spencer Says Microsoft Will Talk With Developers About Reviving Older Activision Blizzard Franchises

Phil Spencer from Microsoft Gaming, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, doubles as Xbox’s head, revealed that Xbox was going to speak with Activision Blizzard to discuss dormant Franchises. 

Spencer has a new interview. The Washington PostHe shares his enthusiasm about the new IP Microsoft has access to after Activision Blizzard’s acquisition. He specifically mentions King’s Quest, Guitar Hero, and even HeXen, a long-dormant Activision Blizzard franchise that’s basically a first-person spellcasting game. 

Spencer erzählte The Washington Post, “We’re hoping that we’ll be able to work with them [Activision Blizzard developers] when the deal closes to make sure we have resources to work on franchises that I love from my childhood and that the teams really want to get.” 

“I’m looking forward to these conversations,” he said. “I really think it’s about adding resources and increasing capability.” 

Spencer mentioned a concern he had about new tech companies entering the gaming space that are not typically associated with it. 

“They [Nintendo] have a long history in video games,” Spencer said. “Nintendo’s not going to do anything that damages gaming in the long run because that’s the business they’re in. Sony is the same and I trust them…Valve’s the same way. When we look at the other big tech competitors for Microsoft: Google has search and Chrome, Amazon has shopping, Facebook has social, all these large-scale consumer businesses…The discussion we’ve had internally, where those things are important to those other tech companies for how many consumers they reach, gaming can be that for us.” 

“I think we do have a unique point of view, which is not about how everything has to run on a single device or platform,” he continued. “That’s been the real turning point for us looking at gaming as a consumer opportunity that could have similar impact on Microsoft that some of those other scale consumer businesses do for other big tech competitors. And it’s been great to see the support we’ve had from the company and the board.” 

Read the complete interview for more information The Washington Post. After that, read about Microsoft’s staggering $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard and then check out how that price tag stacks up against other video game acquisitions. Then, learn why you should be one Game InformerThe editor thinks Sony and PlayStation require a Game Pass competitor more than ever. 

[Source: The Washington Post]


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