simple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 10 MonatenMicrosoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them allwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1713arrow-down17 cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgpolygon@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1706arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them allwww.polygon.comsimple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · vor 10 Monatenmessage-square74linkfedilink cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgpolygon@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-2vor 10 Monateni figured it was going to be a transition over time for less shocking optics. anyway, the main point is microsoft wants them to make games, exclusive or not. buying them didn’t eliminate any competition.
minus-squareAHemlocksLie@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·vor 10 MonatenYes, it did eliminate competition. They’re no longer competition once Microsoft buys them. They’re employees, possibly if a subsidiary, who contribute to Microsoft’s profits.
i figured it was going to be a transition over time for less shocking optics.
anyway, the main point is microsoft wants them to make games, exclusive or not. buying them didn’t eliminate any competition.
Yes, it did eliminate competition. They’re no longer competition once Microsoft buys them. They’re employees, possibly if a subsidiary, who contribute to Microsoft’s profits.