Many have pointed out that Bobby Kotick, current CEO of Activision Blizzard, and his accusations of harassment are responsible for the company’s poor image and poor performance on the stock market. However, the director has mentioned that this is not the case, and the delays of Devil IV Y Overwatch 2 are responsible for the poor state in which Activision Blizzard has been found During last year.
In an interview with GamesBeat, Kotick was asked about the accusations of harassment and inappropriate behavior. However, instead of answering about this issue, the manager diverted attention to the delay of Overwatch 2 Y Devil IV, noting that these were the most important factors when discussing the company’s status on the stock market. This was what he commented:
“I think what affected stock value more than that was the delay of Overwatch and Diablo. And I think people started to see that this year’s Call of Duty wasn’t doing well. So I think I really research [del Departamento de Vivienda y Empleo Justo de California] and The Wall Street Journal article contributed to that, but stocks go up and down for a variety of reasons.”
However, it seems that even these delays are a consequence of his administration. Through Twitter, Tracy Kennedy, one of the producers of Overwatch, has indicated that Kotick assigned new projects related to this title, thus diverting the team’s attention from the sequel, causing delay after delay. This is what Kennedy pointed out:
“Bobby, tell everyone about the random projects for Overwatch 1 being thrown at us, the team doing it only to have it get canceled and months of Overwatch 2 development lost. Or how almost entire teams turn around and quote you you as the reason [de esto]”.
Bobby, tell everyone about the random projects for OW1 you all would shove on us, the team would do OT for only them to get canceled and for months of OW2 dev to have been lost. Or how almost entire teams are turning over and citing you as the reason. Don’t be shy. https://t.co/3ksVMMaCwf
— Tracy Kennedy 💙✊ (@dogspinster) January 19, 2022
While it is true that the delay of these two titles had an impact on Activision Blizzard’s position within the stock market, at the end of the day, it was the actions of Bobby Kotick that ended up harming the company. On related topics, PlayStation has finally responded to the purchase of Activision Blizzard. Similarly, fans want to see a Smash from Activision and Bethesda.
Editor’s note:
At the end of the day, everything always leads us to Bobby Kotick. The businessman did help Activision Blizzard at the time, but in recent years it seems that everything bad related to the company is always related to this manager. It will be interesting to see how his last year in this position will play out.
Via: GamesBeat