Selvom at Activision Blizzard hænger uløseligt sammen, så har de opereret semi-uafhængigt af hinanden. Men nu, under Microsofts ledelsen, så forventer Blizzard-chef Mike Ybarra kun at de vil blive mere separate fra den bredere Activision-organisation.
I et interview med The Verge fortæller Ybarra, at de kommer til at være "mere uafhængige end nogensinde før".
"I think the way [Xbox boss Phil Spencer] approaches building teams and focusing on culture and enabling creative freedom is going to give Blizzard a lot more of that sense of being an independent studio than ever before. That's what I really mean when I talk about a new era of possibilities, of empowerment, of serving players even better than we ever have."
Det er rigtigt at Xbox har givet individuelle hold mere autonomi under deres ledelsen, men om det samme vil ske med Blizzard vides dog ikke endnu.