WotC Hasbro CEO Chris Cox talks about D&D on NPRs Here & Now. Topics include Layoffs and OGL.

[darjr]

Chris Cox talks about D&D in NPRs Here and Now

The layoffs and the OGL issues are brought up.

Hasbro CEO on the future of 'Dungeons & Dragons' after 50th anniversary

"Dungeons & Dragons" just turned 50 years old. We discuss its future with Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks and delve into the company's dramatic pivot from physical toys to digital gaming.

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[darjr]

Chris states he’s a fan of D&D and been playing since the 80s.

 

[darjr]

Also I’m disappointed that NPR kinda let him softball the answers.

@Morrus

 

[Yaarel]

Also I’m disappointed that NPR kinda let him softball the answers.

@Morrus

Heh, sometimes soft questions, are intentionally open-ended questions, with the hopes the interviewee ends up walking oneself into saying something stupid or revealing. Sounds like, Cox answered fine.

 

[Burnside]

Also I’m disappointed that NPR kinda let him softball the answers.

@Morrus

They did, but at least the questions themselves were reasonably tough.

 

[Parmandur]

Also I’m disappointed that NPR kinda let him softball the answers.

@Morrus

They could have made more of an effort to pin down solid answers, but I thought all his answers were reasonable.

The main informational content was that there doesn't seem to have been longterm brand consequences to the major errors last year, which seemed to be the case from what we knew already.

 

[Cadence]

Also I’m disappointed that NPR kinda let him softball the answers.

What I'm hearing is you want him on HARDtalk.

Does Stephen Sackur ttrpg? (Is it better if he doesn't for the interview/grilling?)

 

[Myrdin Potter]

Quite typical answers by someone with media training. Stuck to his talking points and did not overextend himself. Answers were clear - to the people outraged by the OGL screw-up, we have enough new customers, you do not matter and we fixed that already, but said nicely and with the positive spin of loyalty metrics.

 

[Yaarel]

the positive spin of loyalty metrics.

Go into more detail about "loyalty metrics"?

 

[darjr]

I’m going to bet they would have preferred to keep the older customers too, just they weren’t overly financially hurt by losing them.