Da de ret signifikante anklager imod Activision Blizzard kom frem sidste år, så var der heldigvis mange af branchens mest magtfulde kransekagefigurer, såsom Phil Spencer, der offentligt anerkendte hvor skidt det hele så ud, og han lovede desuden at de ville tage anklagerne til efterretning, og reevaluere dele af deres partnerskab.
Så hvordan er det gået med det? Jo, Spencer har i et nyt New York Times podcast slået fast, at han ikke ønsker at "finger wag", altså at kaste yderligere skygge på Activision Blizzard, selvom at de internt har ændret på visse procedurer:
"The work we do specifically with a partner like Activision is something obviously I can't talk publicly about. We have changed how we do certain things with them and they're aware of that. But I also... this isn't about [...] for us as Xbox kind of virtue shaming other companies. Xbox's history is not spotless. [...] If I can learn from [partners] or can help with the journey we've been on with Xbox, by sharing what we've done and built, I'd much rather do that than get into any kind of finger wagging at other companies.
I think in terms of interactions with other companies, things that we choose to do with our brand and our platform, in coordination or not, with other companies is the avenue that we have to have an impact. I would say in terms of individuals that are in leadership positions at other companies, it's not obviously our position to judge who the CEOs are. CEOs are chosen by shareholders and boards."
Det virker ikke umiddelbart som om at Xbox vil indgå i nogle banebrydende partnerskaber med Activision Blizzard lige foreløbig, selvom at de stadig vil sælge det næste Call of Duty, og det næste Diablo.