That's bad, Microsoft will be competing against the developers and will become a huge gaming developer with many big studios purchased to feed the hunger of gamers for new games.
Honestly, in my opinion, Blizzard is in one big mess. Their Overwatch (which I do play) is very much lacking in many ways and gets boring really quickly. They release many expansions for Hearthstone just to get more money, but none of those so-called new cards add anything new to the game, I stopped playing it quite some time ago.
Their MOBA doesn't attract a huge crowd and they are suffering from the popularity of the Battle Royale genre and they have nothing to offer themselves. That mobile Diablo is a joke, but I still see many players playing this game regardless of the massive dislikes. I also see tons of microtransactions just to make sure blizzard can get money in order to stabilize their failures with other games.
This all explains the rush to release Diablo on mobile, which not a move to satisfy fans but to make quick money to cover up losses. This is a cry for help as far as I can see it, because I believe that if it wasn't the case, Blizzard wouldn't have made that embarrassing move. The question is whether players will vote with their wallets or just make a bark and play the game anyway.
I do love the new Overwatch character Ashe and I still enjoy playing Overwatch from time to time. It's really a fun and polished game, although other than competitive where I am not progressing anywhere because I play alone, there is no other rewarding game mode alternative. Destiny had it and I could jump from one place to another. One thing I think Blizzard should do it introduce a new rewarding game mode to Overwatch. I mean, such amazing character roster, visuals, sleek gameplay mechanics, only to get stuck in that boring competitive mode (if you are an average player like myself).
Those cinematic trailers and shorts that Blizzard release are great, but I want to play games, not just see that the best part of Blizzard nowadays is making great trailers.
I am a big fan, and I am disappointed looking at the path Blizzard is heading, but at the same breath I do understand their desperate moves. Having said that, I do believe that they have a few surprises and it's just too soon to reveal them.
I hope things go well for Blizzard, I am still a fan, and I hope to see more great things coming from this dev.
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