Microsoft has now brought together many large developers and gaming brands under the Xbox flag. In the future, the console manufacturer also wants to focus more on smaller games that cover well-known series. The fans already have a special request.

Smaller and cheaper: That’s the Xbox plan

Microsoft is continuing to work on integrating Activision Blizzard King into the Xbox family. Call of Duty has now made it into Game Pass, but that is just the beginning. Now the console manufacturer has a completely new team founded to take care of well-known franchises.

According to a report from Windows Central, the new team will be integrated into Blizzard and will focus on AA games, i.e. games with a smaller budget. The Xbox manufacturer wants to focus on well-known Blizzard brands More details about the games are not yet known, but the team consists mainly of employees of the subsidiary King, which focuses on mobile games such as Candy Crush Saga (source: Windows Central).

The new projects could also be Mobile Games However, this has not yet been confirmed – but it is conceivable, as Microsoft wants to open its own mobile game store in the future.

Mobile games are simply everywhere:

Blizzard fans want strategy icons back

Smaller games cost less money. This means that developers can usually experiment a little more, as a game flop does not immediately trigger a Disaster for a studio Sony and Destiny 2 are showing that even popular AAA games don’t always make a profit.

Fans on Reddit are also positively surprised by the new strategy. Especially the prospect of reviving some older Blizzard games, triggers a lot of anticipation. Warcraft 4 and Starcraft 3 are right at the forefront (source: Reddit). Both strategy series have been lying dormant for years now.

The report from Windows Central also explains the end of Tango Gamesworks in more detail. The developer of Hi-Fi Rush would have perfectly fit into the new strategyHowever, since it is based in Japan, Microsoft saw logistical problems and closed it anyway.