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Microsoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 26 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Can we maybe shut the fuck up with the fanboyism for a moment?

Especialy since these layoffs are due in no small part, to MS buying basically every studio they could for a few years.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Looks over at Bungie

Yeah…

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Not any better when Sony does it either, but let's not kid ourselves. Microsoft has spent so much more on acquisitions over the years compared to Sony.

Sony is worth a fraction of what Microsoft is worth. Microsoft could buy Sony multiple times over if allowed. Microsoft wanted to buy Nintendo back in the day.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Microsoft has spent so much more on acquisitions over the years compared to Sony.

Because Microsoft has far more money available to spend on acquisitions. If Sony had the same spending capital that Microsoft has, they would be buying up the sector just the same. But since they can't afford it, they do the next worst thing by just buying game exclusivity, paying developers to keep games from being ported to platforms other than PlayStation.

[–] Poutinetown@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

I've never played a Sony game or owned a Sony console. I'm simply stating how a major japan-based company could save a young studio from completely disintegrating, allowing them to realize what could be a promising new IP. Also Sony could easily spinoff the studio once they've gained a certain size/reputation (they have spinoffed subsidiaries like financial services last year). Oth Microsoft would never spinoff any game company (they'd rather shut the whole thing down).