Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra wants to have the opportunity to “mentor” the developers once the game is ready.
While he admits that “most people won’t like the idea,” Ybarra says that when he shines in a game, he “often” thinks, “I wish I could give these guys another $10 or $20, because there’s more.” Originally priced at $70.
“As a gamer, I’ve been thinking about this idea for a while, since I’ve been into single-player games lately,” Ybarra wrote on Twitter/X.
“When I win a game, there are a few things that surprise me about how great the experience was. After the game I would often think, ‘I wish I could have paid those guys $10 or $20 more for what happened.’ “First, and they didn’t try to win me over every second.”
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“Games like Horizon Zero Dawn, Gears of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Elden Ring etc. I know $70 is already a lot of money, but it’s an end game option that I sometimes wish was special.
“I know most people won’t like the idea. [By the way]”I understand we’re tired of tipping for everything else — but I see it as different than the pressure to tip that a lot of people feel and react to.”
His recent comments likely reflect the “tipping culture” and the perception that some industries already use tips to reduce the wages of overworked people. some players They’ve already seen that they’ll have a hard time convincing publishers to share their picks equally (if at all).
Following Yabara’s departure, Blizzard recently announced its new boss: Joanna Faris, the former GM of Activision’s Call of Duty franchise.
Faris’ new position was announced a week after Microsoft confirmed layoffs earlier this year. The hire is the studio’s first new head since Microsoft finally bought Activision Blizzard for $69 billion in October after nearly two years of regulatory approval and legal battles.
