Big changes are coming for the Overwatch League, as Activision Blizzard lays off roughly 50 employees from its esports division.
, many franchise owners may reasonably take the $6 million and exit the league, potentially meaning the end of Overwatch League as it currently exists after the 2023 season.that, regardless of outcome, Activision Blizzard does intend to continue a competitive ecosystem for, though he was unclear on what this might look like other than alluding to taking some inspiration from the popular Apex tournament.
“I’m actually very optimistic about the future of Overwatch esports and the competitive ecosystem,” Miller said. “We are doing all we can to make the player experience and the fan experience one that people want to return to, want to be a part of, and get excited about to turn on.” However, despite this professed optimism, the company’s esports department laid off about 50 of its employees yesterday just as the financial report was being published. According to one anonymous employee speaking to The Verge, the layoffs were very sudden and very rough.
“There was no warning. This was a complete shock to everyone, and none of us who were laid off were offered any opportunity to switch roles or teams.” These sudden layoffs do cast some doubt on the official language of optimism about the company’s future in esports. However, we won’t know that future for certain until the vote later this year.
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