PlayStation Director Jim Ryan criticizes Activision Blizzard’s response to the attack

It turned out that Blizzard employees were not the only ones who expressed frustration with their company and CEO Bobby Kotick later. The Wall Street Journal published an explosive report on the subject of continued insult to the publisher. In the email received by Bloomberg, Sony Interactive CEO Jim Ryan criticized Activision’s response to the issue. Ryan linked Sony employees to the report, and said he was “disappointed and surprised to read” The Journal findings.

“We contacted Activision immediately after the article was published to express our concerns and to ask how they could address the issues raised in the article,” Ryan said in a statement. “We do not believe that their response will solve this problem.”

As the company that makes PlayStation 4 and PS5, Sony is one of Activision’s most important partners. Their close relationship is illustrated by the fact that Sony has the first dibs on others Call of Duty content. The fact that Ryan’s email was downloaded should not be a surprise as it was a manuscript.

Usually, The Wall Street Journal The report states that Kotick was not only aware of the company’s sexual harassment and harassment lawsuits, but also that he may have intervened to protect some of the worst offenders, as well as to abuse women. In a statement to Engadget, a spokesman for the press said the article was “giving the wrong impression of Activision Blizzard and our CEO.” As soon as it started to spread widely on social media, employees at Blizzard announced they were just moving. A few hours later, the governing body of Activision Blizzard handed over the document demonstrating his continued support for Kotick’s leadership.

According to a report published by Game Maker, Activision Blizzard also defended Kotick at a hand-held meeting that the company held later The Wall Street Journal published his report. Asked if its new zero tolerance policy will work for officials, the company told employees it “has no evidence” of Kotick’s claims because it is consistent with what happened a decade ago.

Change 3:49 PM ET: Extras from Game Maker.