Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra still has great faith in the future of consoles.
At the same time, he lashed out at Microsoft, saying that those who lose the console war like to spread the false idea that the console market is in crisis. Curiously, Ybarra left Blizzard earlier this year, following Microsoft’s purchase of Activision.
Before joining Blizzard, he worked for Microsoft and Xbox in particular for over 20 years, so what he says obviously carries a lot of weight as he has great insight into the industry.
It’s no secret that the Xbox Series X/S isn’t performing as well as the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. However, we don’t know exactly how far behind Xbox is, as Microsoft has stopped reporting unit sales figures.
What do you think about the future of consoles?
