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> What's left for Activision Blizzard? What can they do with a company this gutted?

Amazing IP! The loud minority hates every new game/expansion with a passion everything, but the majority of people I talked to enjoy playing overwatch 2, enjoy the new wow expansion, and most importantly we'd all (begrudgingly) buy any new warcraft/starcraft/diablo/overwatch game.

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Overwatch 2 is the most disappointing sequel to a game I’ve ever played. It’s literally overwatch 1 with like 3 new hero’s and a couple maps. Blows my mind that they had the nerve to slap a 2 on it.

That being said, I love the game because I lived Overwatch 1.

100% agree to all that. But I think every game being released is considered disappointing at this point. I'm trying to hold off judgement until PvE comes out ... hopefully this lifetime.

Anyways my quote is "enjoy playing", and sounds like we both fall into that category. The game engine and polish with the original is often overlooked IMO.

Your anecdata isn't backed up by sales numbers. WoW subscriber count peaked a decade ago at 12 million. Blizzard last publicly shared numbers in 2015 and it was under 5 million, and most third party estimates show it continuing to decline. Overwatch 2 will be difficult to directly compare to Overwatch 1 because it's F2P but time will tell.

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