According to The Wall Street Journal’s Sarah Needleman, stock value dropped by roughly 7 percent and closed at $64.34 (current value is at $64.52). Previously, stock value was at $68.99. Research firm Cowen and Company told investors in a recent note (via GameSpot) that, “Blizzard severely miscalculated how their fans would respond, which suggests they aren’t in touch with their players as maybe they should be.”
The firm also posited that making money with Diablo Immortal could be difficult, simply because the Western market functions differently in regards to additional payments. Of course, we don’t yet know if the mobile title will be free to play or premium. Blizzard has yet to confirm how the monetization model, especially with free updates and the like promised.
Cowen and Company further stated that a tease for the next big Diablo sequel might have helped Blizzard avoid all these headaches. Recent reports by Kotaku’s Jason Schreier indicate that a video with Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham discussing the next Diablo was recorded. Whether this was meant to be showcased at BlizzCon 2018 or not (which Schreier later rectified), Blizzard insisted that it didn’t pull any announcements from the show.
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— Sarah E. Needleman (@saraheneedleman) November 6, 2018
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