Xbox boss is ‘evaluating all aspects’ of Microsoft’s relationship with Activision Blizzard | PC Gamer

Embattled Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick remains at the head of the company and continues to have the backing of the board of directors, which issued a statement earlier this week saying it “remains confident” in his leadership. But now it’s facing pressure to take action from a large number of employees, as well as a couple of very important external sources: A report earlier today revealed that Sony Interactive president and CEO Jim Ryan had criticized Activision Blizzard’s “deep-seated culture of discrimination and harassment” in an internal email, and now a Bloomberg report says Xbox boss Phil Spencer has sent a similar email to Microsoft staff.

Spencer said the Xbox leadership team is “disturbed and deeply troubled by the horrific events and actions” at Activision Blizzard, a starkly critical reference to new allegations that Kotick was aware of widespread sexual abuse and harassment at the company. But Spencer went even further, saying that he is “evaluating all aspects” of Microsoft’s relationship with Activision Blizzard and “making ongoing proactive adjustments,” not too subtly implying that as long as the situation remains unchanged, the partnership between the two companies could suffer.

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