- Phil Spencer joined the Official Xbox Podcast today to discuss the Activision Blizzard acquisition.
- Host Jeff Rubenstein asked if Spencer would dip into Activision's catalog of IPs to revive popular franchises.
- Spencer replied that he doesn't have a plan in place to force any studio to revive an IP, but that he would be "all in" if teams wanted to go back and revisit a franchise.
Phil also said in the podcast that he will be going to every individual ABK studio over the next couple weeks and asking them what they’re passionate about and what they want to make before deciding what games they will make.
Xbox's Phil Spencer is 'all in' if Activision studios want to revisit old franchises
A Hexen revival is not in the works, however.
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“If teams want to go back and revisit some of the things that we have —and do a full focus on it— I'm going to be all in.”
With regard to Infinity Ward, Spencer said, "I just don't think that a team working on something that isn't their passion leads to the best result." However, when it comes to games like Hexen, which many fans speculated would see a revival after Spencer appeared wearing a Hexen t-shirt on a showcase stage, Spencer stated there was no plan in place to revive it. However, he also added that Xbox would be "all in" on a revival if it was a project that a dev team would like to revisit on their own.