Activision staff react to Xbox acquisition announcement
Activision Blizzard employees have been reacting online to Microsoft announcing that it's buying the Call of Duty publisher for $68.7 billion.
Public reactions from current staff at Activision Blizzard have been broadly positive so far, with content producer Devon Newbury saying: "I've always dreamt of working at Xbox, and now my dream is coming true."
I didn’t expect to wake up this morning and find out my new boss was @XboxP3. I’ve always dreamt of working at Xbox, and now my dream is coming true. LET’S GOOOO!! https://t.co/8HsHAZIYfsJanuary 18, 2022
That sentiment has been mirrored by Product Lead/Senior Producer, Esports/Partnerships on Call of Duty: Mobile @BlakeEsports, who uses a Fast & Furious gif to sum up his feelings.
Me, reading the news after purchasing @StateOfDecay for the 4th time and putting in hundreds of hours. pic.twitter.com/Bns0fJsFyXJanuary 18, 2022
Treyarch studio design director said what most people probably would if they found out they were about to become a Microsoft employee.
... maybe now I finally get my hands on an Xbox Series X.January 18, 2022
Interestingly, Mike Ybarra, who was once a corporate vice president at Microsoft before leaving in 2019 to join Activision Blizzard, kept things nice and a simple with an emoji.
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