Ryuu96 on 06 November 2023
By contrast, over the past decade, Spencer has taken a largely hands-off approach to the dozens of game teams that Microsoft has purchased. Ybarra said he expects the precedent to continue at Blizzard to the benefit of all. In the two years he has been in charge, Ybarra said, he had to run many decisions up the chain of executives at Activision, slowing everything down.
“Going to Phil and saying, ‘Hey, can we do this?’ I think he would look at me and go, ‘Run your studio,’” Ybarra said. “I do think our decision-making will be faster.”
---
Further confirmation that Mike Ybarra will be reporting directly to Phil Spencer so I ask once again, what the heck is the point in keeping the ABK holding company or replacing Bobby Kotick? 
