Now that Microsoft owns Activision Blizzard, the Xbox company gains a big group of franchises, including a number of dormant ones–like Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk–that some might want to see revived. Whether or not that happens remains to be seen, but Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has commented on the possibility of older games getting a new lease on life through Game Pass some day.
Appearing on the Xbox podcast, Spencer said he would not dictate that a team needs to go and make a particular game. Instead, the passion and enthusiasm would have to come from the developer, he said. “I just don’t think a team working on something that isn’t their passion leads to the best result,” he said.
Spencer said he has his own personal list of games from ABK he would like to see remade, and other people do too, and he feels a level of responsibility to do right by fans.