A few months after Jeff Kaplan, the director of Overwatch, who was called brother-in-law by players, resigned, Chacko Sonny, the producer of Overwatch and Overwatch 2 and the vice president of Blizzard, was also revealed by the media that he had already resigned from his former club. Blizzard resigned. The departure of Blizzard’s senior game developers once again made people wonder what happened to this old manufacturer that was regarded as a boutique game factory by players.
According to a Bloomberg report, Chacko Sonny notified the team of his departure last Friday. It is said that he himself is highly respected within Blizzard, and his resignation seems to have nothing to do with personal behavior. When Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan resigned, the media and players generally placed the expectations of Overwatch 2 on the shoulders of Chacko Sonny.
It is hard to guess that his departure this time will be for Overwatch 2. What kind of impact. Previously, Overwatch 2 is expected to be launched in 2022. Without the director and producer, whether this game can ensure the previous listing plan will be a big question mark.
Earlier, Blizzard was sued by relevant US authorities for reasons such as gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and then thousands of employees jointly issued an open letter to Blizzard leading to a strike. Blizzard also seems to be working hard for this, for example, they hired Disney executives, intending to rebuild employee trust. However, what we must also see is that many important development leadership positions, including games such as “Overwatch” and “Diablo 4”, have resigned, which is difficult to be affected by the game.
