In a staff email, Phil Spencer says he's evaluating Xbox's relationship with Activision Blizzard and will make adjustments; PlayStation head sent a similar note

Microsoft Corp.'s head of Xbox said he's “evaluating all aspects of our relationship with Activision Blizzard …

Bloomberg 2021-11-19 Jason Schreier

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Phil Spencer Reportedly ‘Evaluating’ Xbox's Relationship With Activision
@jasonschreier Jason Schreier on x
BREAKING: Xbox boss Phil Spencer has joined the chorus of industry professionals criticizing Activision Blizzard, telling staff in an email obtained by Bloomberg that Xbox is “evaluating all aspects of our relationship” with the embattled publisher https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@dmc_ryan Ryan McCaffrey on x
I could see Phil do something like, say, removing all Activision games from the Xbox Store until Kotick's out. And I think Satya would back him up on it. I don't think he'd go so far as to remove them from the platform entirely; that'd punish players. But the store? Maybe, IMO. h…
@markmilian Mark Milian on x
The heads of PlayStation and Xbox publicly condemned Activision. This would be like if you made an app, and the CEOs of Apple and Google were both like, We are deeply troubled by the person who makes this app https://www.bloomberg.com/...
@genepark Gene Park on x
harsher statement than even PlayStation. Activision is becoming too toxic to deal with. Genuinely wondering now if the call of duty player base will follow suit. I don't want to think that one of those gross things in life that's “too big to fail” is call of duty https://twitter.…
@jddotst @jddotst on x
Honestly everyone else needs to get at @Activision the way we did @streamlabs .. Cause what Acti is doing and has done is FAR MORE EGREGIOUS ... https://twitter.com/...
@megan_nicolett Megan Farokhmanesh on x
I spoke with Activision Blizzard employees about their collective action efforts amid a week of intense anger and frustration: “It's almost as if they're begging us to unionize.” https://www.axios.com/...
@toadsanime Ryan Brown on x
Xbox is evaluating its relationship with Activision-Blizzard, Phil Spencer has told staff in a staff memo. This is the most potentially damning business repercussion to the disgraced publisher yet, following Sony's earlier criticism: https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.…
@directfeedgames @directfeedgames on x
Need to see Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Steam make public statements on the matter — not just internal memos. Hold Activision accountable in a public venue. Each should publicly lambast Activision & verbally commit to action if change is not made at Activision. https://twitter.…
@ruleof2review Rob on x
This is great news & a great first step. Phil is a powerful person and Microsoft is a VERY powerful company. If MS made the bold threat of denying Call of Duty on Xbox and Gamepass platforms you bet your ass that would force Activision to quake with fear & rethink their position.…
@joncomms Jon Cartwright on x
You evaluate those aspects 👏 Your turn Nintendo https://twitter.com/...
@patrickklepek Patrick Klepek on x
OK, this is the first time I've actually believed Kotick might be done. https://twitter.com/...
@tomwarren Tom Warren on x
Microsoft has joined Sony in putting pressure on the Activision board. Xbox chief @XboxP3 says he's “disturbed and deeply troubled by the horrific events and actions” at Activision Blizzard, and Microsoft is “evaluating all aspects” of its relationship with Activision Blizzard ht…

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