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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.
It also reduces competition
Unless and until new game studios start snapping up these suddenly out-of-work talent.
I don't think they are very keen on wanting to keep talent, especially at their scale.
What do you mean?
And then they do nothing with that.
IP has value, we amass value. Are we missing a step? -stockholders
Stockholders also get value extracting your happiness
Oh they can do worse than nothing. 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.
Are they shootimg themselves in the foot if they're making record profits?
The gaming division isn't. Last good ride was Xbox 360.
I think for the people suffering from the extinguish it is.
No one else can, either.