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You guys all have phones right?

184K views · Nov 2, 2018 · 0:29 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2019–2021

A short clip from the Diablo Immortal announcement at BlizzCon 2018 in which a Blizzard representative asks the booing audience if they do not have phones.

Why Hacker News points people here: Cited as a shorthand example of a tone-deaf corporate response, especially around Blizzard and mobile gaming.

What Hacker News said 3

Cites itduskwuffFeb 2019

“A Blizzard representative literally said "Do you guys not have phones?" during a Q&A session”

Blizzard rep's 'do you guys not have phones' remark at BlizzCon

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> The don't you guys have phones meme is direct response to the Blizzcon announcement that the next Diablo was going to be a mobile game not even produced by Blizzard. I mean, it isn't just a meme. A Blizzard representative literally said "Do you guys not have phones?" during a Q&A session, after someone asked whether the new Diablo game would be available on PC. this video Fans were going to be disappointed either way, but this dismissive response is what really set off the reaction.

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Cites itFnoordMay 2019
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Ah, suddenly "You guys all have phones right?" [1] makes sense. Its about "follow the money". [1] this video

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JokejiggawattsMay 2021
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It feels like that Blizzard developer Wyatt Cheng that got on stage and asked the PC gamer crowd: "Do you guys not have phones?" this video The Windows Terminal guys are similar. "Do you have any plans at all to make this work for users of Windows?" "No."