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Ex-Blizzard president counters Microsoft's multiplatform strategy, stating "consoles will never die"


Ex-Blizzard president Mike Ybarra believes "consoles will never die" and that failing companies are pushing "the narrat…

Ex-Blizzard president Mike Ybarra believes "consoles will never die" and that failing companies are pushing "the narrative that fits for them". Ybarra also responded to Concord's launch failure and Sony's focus on live-service games: "I would stop the all in approach on this. During his tenure at Blizzard, Ybarra himself was criticised by staff after a disastrous company-wide meeting to discuss an internal employee satisfaction survey.

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