Ex-Overwatch boss Jeff Kaplan reveals he quit Blizzard over threat to blame him for 1,000 layoffs

In an interview on the Lex Fridman podcast, Kaplan discussed how focusing heavily on the Overwatch League – launched in 2018 and ending in 2023 – created financial pressure on the game itself. The need to fund the esports league forced the game to generate a lot of revenue.








