Whereas Xbox head Phil Spencer cannot make any calls on older Activision Blizzard franchises, he has mentioned “what might occur” with titles like StarCraft is thrilling.
Phil Spencer has beforehand expressed his pleasure over the potential for older Activision Blizzard IPs being revived beneath Microsoft, and in a latest interview with Wired, he as soon as once more spoke about his pleasure over the potential for revisiting titles like StarCraft or Warcraft.
Proper off the bat he is clear that he cannot make any large decisions with Activision Blizzard, saying, “The very first thing I’d say is, I am not allowed to make any selections about what occurs at Blizzard or Activision or King. So that is all simply form of speaking and eager about what the chance is. “Not solely StarCraft, however WarCraft, when you consider the heritage of RTS video games that we’re speaking about right here, particularly from Blizzard.”
Spencer was clearly fairly cautious with what he mentioned within the interview, and needed to be clear that there wasn’t something set in stone at this time limit. “I haven’t got any concrete plans as we speak as a result of I can not actually get in and work with the groups. However StarCraft was a seminal second in gaming, proper?”
He additionally expressed pleasure at simply speaking with Activision, Blizzard, and King, to look into the “again catalogue and alternatives we would have,” however once more made it clear it is not one thing he can actively work on proper now.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard hasn’t truly gone by means of but, as quite a few regulatory boards are nonetheless attempting to find out the impression of the deal. Spencer not too long ago spoke of the investigations, the place he acknowledged that they’re “warranted,” however he is nonetheless assured the deal will undergo. With the UK’s Competitors and Markets Authority setting a date of March to come back to a conclusion, it will not be too lengthy till we discover out if it does occur or not.
