



In the case of Diablo 4 in particular, we should remember that this is Blizzard’s foray to take the franchise into a live service direction. However, it would mean that Microsoft has a better chance to compete in the market vs Sony, and regardless of how fans feel, at this moment in time, that would be better for the industry, since it would lead to more competition between the two. As we know, Microsoft is incentivized to keep bringing their games to PlayStation as well. This may not necessarily lead to PlayStation gamers making the switch to Xbox consoles completely. But in a world where Microsoft owns Activision Blizzard King, Microsoft stands to make more money if they placed Activision’s games on Game Pass.
