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After Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run Them (kotaku.com)

submitted 6 months ago by woelkchen to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 85 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It also reduces competition

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] sibannac 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

What do you mean?

[–] woelkchen 24 points 6 months ago (3 children)

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

And then they do nothing with that.

[–] chuckleslord 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] mynameisigglepiggle 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Stockholders also get value extracting your happiness

[–] trolololol 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] woelkchen 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] woelkchen 1 points 6 months ago

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

[–] trolololol 1 points 6 months ago

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

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

No one else can, either.