Xbox boss says it may take time to bring back classic Activision franchises
Don't expect Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard to suddenly mean the revival of Guitar Hero, or other classic franchises. These things take time, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said, and should come from a genuine passion amongst developers.
Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast, Spencer discussed his next moves now Microsoft formally owns all of Activision Blizzard's franchises — including Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot.
Spencer is now off to meet Activision Blizzard's many teams in person, via a whistlestop tour of the company's studios. There, he said he will discuss what the teams want to work on.
«The first thing is to go spend time with the teams,» Spencer said. «Because I just don't think a team working on something that isn't their passion leads to the best result. I might have my list of things from my memories and history that I want to see made again. Everybody will.»
Spencer reflected on the vast vault of franchises Microsoft now acted as «custodian» of, and the need to only revisit these for the right reasons.
«I think not just about Activision Blizzard King, you add in Bethesda, Xbox's history, Rare, the amount of franchises we now have in our portfolio is kind of inspiring, it's daunting,» Spencer said. «I feel we have to be a great custodian for the content that we touch. These are memories from people on different platforms, different decades.
»And I want to make sure that when we're going back and visiting something, we do it with our complete ability — a motivated team that wants to go work on something and make a difference, not just create something for financial gain, or create something for a PR announcement but not deliver on the final project. So I'm going to start with the teams
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