Ryuu96 said:
Yeah, I don't expect an immediate termination, they'll be a transitional period which they'll need him for to help integrate Activision-Blizzard into Microsoft but I don't expect him to stick around long term. In a recent interview he made note that his current contract is only until April 2024 and then said it was up to Microsoft whether they needed him or not. If he's released early then Microsoft will likely have to give him a larger pay-out so even if Activision-Blizzard is quickly integrated, they'll probably let him twiddle his thumbs at his desk until April 2024 and then can him. I don't believe the integration would take longer than 6 months. So keeping his current contract works out almost perfectly in my mind. |
There is not going to be any termination because how you guys see Bobby is not how corporate companies like MS see Bobby. The only way Bobby is going anywhere is if he decides its his time to retire. I think you guys corporate experience is based on metrics that has Absolut Ly nothing to do with how the market works or how a CEO is viewed. Activision has been able to maintain their level of success for a long time and even if you may have negative views on Bobby in general, the fact that he has navigated this success for a long time means that he had to make some decisions that not only kept the lights on but also kept ABK as one of the leading publishers in the business.
None of us even know the deal between MS and ABK nor how ABK will be structured when they become a part of MS. The only reason why I believe Bobby will retire is because this is a huge payday for him since he owns as a personal employee the most stock in the company. This is a retirement deal and thus he will move on but termination from MS is definitely not what is going to happen. Bobby will leave when he wants to leave and if he wants to stay he would have already negotiated that within the sale. This fantasy that Phil is going to terminate Bobby is pure fiction, all of this has already been decided between the 2 companies. The only way this deal happens is because of Bobby and the only way this deal goes down and how ABK will be structured under MS is based on Bobby as well. Lets not kid ourselves and believe that Bobby is just going to be sitting there not knowing how everything that happens transpire from after the sale. All of this has already been determined.
