“There’s a lot that we can all learn from each other”: Why Overwatch 2’s executive producer is excited by the Xbox deal

Phil Spencer may have shown up at the BlizzCon 2023 opening ceremony to proclaim that “the future of Blizzard is brighter than ever”, but the CEO of Microsoft Gaming isn’t quite ready to get into the details. The ink has barely dried on the Xbox acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and there’s no doubt plenty to be worked out behind the scenes. But that isn’t to say that key developers at Blizzard aren’t excited about the possibilities.