simple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMicrosoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them allwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square77linkfedilink cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.orgpolygon@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoi 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-up9·2 months agoYes, 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.