It’s been a year for the game industry. With a portion of Covid-19 pandemic as a background, we have a lot of ups and downs this year. From a great revelation about Blizzard Activision to the ongoing semiconductor deficiency which continues to have an impact on manufacturing, 2021 is filled with major headlines. Here are some of the biggest stories that define the year in playing games.
PS5 and Xbox Series X are still thin on the ground
Impact of pandemics in manufacturing and global supply chains may be a clearer place than in the world of games. More than one year from the launch of the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5, both consoles are still very difficult to find.
While stock shortages might rather subside when we moved throughout the year, it was difficult to see the proof that on the shop shelves. We have a lack of semiconductor throughout the world to thank you for this console difficult to find, and some in the industry say that we might feel the effect of this shortcoming for some time to come.
It was not encouraging for those who want to improve to new hardware but must compete with stocks sold immediately because of high demand, robots that can check faster than humans, and brokers who see this shortcoming as a way to make it a rotten buck. Will the console like PS5 and Xbox Series X become easier to find at any point for 2022? We will keep our fingers cross, but after the last two years, we did not expect too much.
Activision Blizzard makes a bad scandal worse
The debate about the main publisher which is the worst remains controversial. Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard, and take-two are often at the top of the list, depending on who you ask, but if we have to choose the worst for this year as a whole, it will undoubtedly become Activision Blizzard.
In July, Activision Blizzard was hit with a lawsuit from the Fair California Department and Housing [PDF] accused that the publisher had allowed culture of abuse and sexual harassment for years. Since the lawsuit published, Activision seems to go out of his way to act as a cartoon crime as possible.
It was as if the release of Tuna Rumbera press and empty promises of Bog-standard companies were not enough, Activision Blizzard made everything worse on many occasions. DFEH has expanded his lawsuit to accuse the company disrupt his investigation, while the recent bomb report from the Wall Street Journal accused that the Principal of Bobby Kotick knew about allegations of sexual violations for years, at some points reported to hide the complaint and settlements from Board of Directors. If you think it can’t worse, the WSJ report claims Koick threatens to kill the assistant at one point.
It’s hard to imagine how Blizzard Activision boards might justify guarding Bobby Kotick in his position after the new year of the company, but they might find some justifications that are shaktered for it and then continue to act like everything is fine.
Impressive Deck Deck Disclosure
Despite the best efforts of 2021 to smoke pleasure and excitement, there are still some bright places. Maybe the biggest is to reveal valve from the steam deck, a handheld gaming machine that looks like a nintendo switch that is an adult