There is considerable concern among fans that Blizzard is only making mobile games. However, the CEO is trying to reassure everyone, stating that they remain a PC developer.
After BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard fell from grace with its fans. Many negative reports surfaced, both about internal layoffs and about the “big announcement” of Diablo Immortal, a mobile game.
It became clear to many fans that Blizzard no longer focused on the PC and was instead concentrating on the mobile market. They felt that the fan base that made Blizzard great was being completely forgotten.
The current CEO of Blizzard, J. Allen Brack, denies this, however, in an interview. He is clear that they continue to work on PC games.
What was said? In an interview with Game Informer, they discussed the future of mobile and console and how Blizzard might respond. J. Allen Brack took the opportunity to clarify a few things. He said:
(…) We will definitely not be a “mobile-only” company. We are PC. We have strong roots to consoles since the early days, but we have always primarily been a PC game developer and that will not change. You know, many of us are very big fans and have the PC as their favorite platform and the PC will continue to be a significant part of Blizzard.
Whether this will alleviate the fans’ concerns remains to be seen.
However, big plans for mobile: That Blizzard wants to tackle the mobile market remains a firm goal. Regarding this topic, Brack states:
Mobile is a major gaming platform. It is the largest gaming platform. Can we create authentic, cool Blizzard experiences on these devices? I believe we can. And we think it will be pretty cool.
Big announcements from Blizzard should probably not be expected until BlizzCon 2019 in November. Blizzard will not present anything major at Gamescom.
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