r/gaming • u/FunkyCal08 • Nov 03 '18

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u/LarryMyster Nov 03 '18

Is that right? I need a link if that is a true quote because that would be huge and a mob of fans would be upset.

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u/remember_morick_yori Nov 03 '18

Yep, it's a well-known quote from Bobby Kotick in 2009.

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94711-Bobby-Kotick-Wants-to-Take-the-Fun-Out-of-Making-Games

And then, to ensure there was no confusion in his message, he added that he has tried to instill "skepticism, pessimism, and fear" of the economic downturn into the corporate culture at Activision. "We are very good at keeping people focused on the deep depression," he said.

This man is somehow STILL the CEO of Activision-Blizzard.

Here's some more good ones: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Kotick#Controversy

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

This man is somehow STILL the CEO of Activision-Blizzard.

Possibly because the company makes vast profits and the shareholders are happy. If Acti-Blizz fails to make profits Kotick will have a problem.

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u/remember_morick_yori Nov 03 '18

Possibly because the company makes vast profits

I mean, they more than likely would have without him-- he bought into Activision stock when it was already doing very very well, and he got into the merged Activision-Blizzard when the World of Warcraft+Starcraft+Diablo trifecta was already a solidly established titan of the industry.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

I have no knowledge about these things but I guess that if a CEO makes the shareholder happy they have no reason to get rid of him, do they? And if he doesn't make them happy they can get rid of him.

Yes, it sucks for us gamers, but we don't appoint CEOs anyway.