Kotick Talked About His Hopes And Dreams For Activision In Internal Meeting
Bobby Kotick held a giant all-hands meeting as CEO of Activision Blizzard King, where he talked at length about his hopes and dreams for the company in the future.
We should note here that this may be happening at a point where Activision Blizzard King is slated to be acquired by Microsoft. However, Activision is also facing a lawsuit for harassment and discrimination, filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Kotick is directly implicated in the allegations surrounding the lawsuit.
While Kotick may eventually see his day in court, there were questions about his fitness to lead the company stemming from these controversies. Kotick claimed to stay on to help facilitate the Microsoft deal, and intends to leave after the deal is finalized and his assistance is no longer needed.
As reported by Windows Central, Activision hired no less than James Corden to facilitate the all-hands meeting. James asked Bobby about how the company would retain their culture after the deal was done. Bobby’s response was as follows:
“I think a lot [Activision’s] motivation is that we have these enormous communities of players of 400 million people in 190 countries around the world who are engaged every single day.
I think people [at Activision] feel this incredible sense of responsibility to deliver for their players. And so I think that’s that recognition, and that appreciation, that the focus will be rewarded in the joy of hundreds of millions of people.”
When James asked him about the future of gaming, Bobby namechecked several trends in the industry:
“If you look at the new technologies that are on the horizon, we’re going to be able to do things that we’ve never done before with AI and machine learning. The quality
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