With microsoft buying activision blizzard, what are they actually getting and what is the significance of an acquisition of this size for the games industry? It's hard to overstay how significant this acquisition is, even if you're passingly familiar with games. So again, that that blizzard campus out in ervine, act division has turned most of its studios into call of duty support centers,. But that's still a lot of development talent in an era where as i'm sure you're following the story, like hiring everywhere.
Paris Marx is joined by Rob Zacny to discuss the potential consequences of Xbox’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and what subscriptions and consolidation might mean for the future of games and the industry.
Rob Zacny is a senior editor at Waypoint and co-host of Waypoint Radio. Follow Rob on Twitter at @RobZacny.
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