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woelkchen@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them

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After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them

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woelkchen@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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Apparently, Microsoft's top leaders are paying closer attention to Xbox and its plans, too
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    Microsoft is buying up companies to stockpile IP. Simple as that.

    Then they have a lot of redundant workers so they let them go, leaving the IP in their hands to be filed away for potential lawsuits against infringers.

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      It also reduces competition

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        Unless and until new game studios start snapping up these suddenly out-of-work talent.

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          I don’t think they are very keen on wanting to keep talent, especially at their scale.

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            What do you mean?

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      Microsoft is buying up companies to stockpile IP. Simple as that.

      And then they do nothing with that.

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        IP has value, we amass value. Are we missing a step? -stockholders

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          Stockholders also get value extracting your happiness

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        Oh they can do worse than nothing. Their history is full of hold my beer and EEE.

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          Their history is full of hold my beer and EEE.

          Is it still EEE when they’re shooting themselves in the foot all the time? Xbox 360 had a good run but then during the cycle they dropped the ball and even got overtaken by PS3 late. One and Series S/X don’t matter that much.

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            Are they shootimg themselves in the foot if they’re making record profits?

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              The gaming division isn’t. Last good ride was Xbox 360.

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            I think for the people suffering from the extinguish it is.

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        No one else can, either.

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