But, really, isn’t that just corporate-speak for “we don’t have the they/them-power we thought we did to make these financial boons a reality in 2022 guess we should have grabbed fewer asses all those years ago”? The studio announced the delay in a slide titled “Update on Our Pipeline,” proclaiming that it still plans to “deliver a substantial amount of content” next year (the wide-open slate of announced games for 2022 begs to differ), but it is now “planning for a later launch for Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 than originally envisaged.” Cool, I guess that lawsuit that resulted in CEO Bobby Kotick taking a massive pay cut had a little less to do with being a good guy and more to do with trying to get coders and programmers to make some money. The document also seemed to imply that the games could release in 2023.Activision Blizzard have delayed two of their biggest, and arguably their most anticipated, titles in Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 during Tuesday’s earnings report. But we believe giving the teams some extra time to complete production and continue growing their creative resources to support the titles after launch will ensure that these releases delight and engage their communities for many years into the future," a slide in the document reads. "These are two of the most eagerly anticipated titles in the industry, and our teams have made great strides towards completion in recent quarters. During the call, Activision attributed the delay to a need to give its teams more time to focus on both of these releases, so the finished games can live up to the hype. The delay was announced alongside a similar decision for Overwatch 2. The game never had a firm release date to begin with, and wasn't expected to release until sometime after this year, so it's difficult to say exactly when fans might be able to expect it. In a newly released Activision Blizzard third quarter investor document, the publisher officially announced that Diablo IV has been pushed back.
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