Don’t expect Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard to suddenly mean the revival of Guitar Hero, or other class…
Don’t expect Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard to suddenly mean the revival of Guitar Hero, or other classic franchises. These things take time, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said, and should come from a genuine passion amongst developers.
Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast, Spencer discussed his next moves now Microsoft formally owns all of Activision Blizzard’s franchises – including Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot.
Spencer is now off to meet Activision Blizzard’s many teams in person, via a whistlestop tour of the company’s studios. There, he said he will discuss what the teams want to work on.
« The first thing is to go spend time with the teams, » Spencer said. « Because I just don’t think a team working on something that isn’t their passion leads to the best result. I might have my list of things from my memories and history that I want to see made again. Everybody will. »
Spencer reflected on the vast vault of franchises Microsoft now acted as « custodian » of, and the need to only revisit these for the right reasons.
