simple@piefed.social to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft has never been good at running game studios, which is a problem when it owns them allwww.polygon.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1678arrow-down16 cross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1672arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square70fedilink cross-posted to: polygon@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·edit-21 year 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-up9·1 year 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.