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minus-squarePhAzE@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoMicrosoft 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.
minus-squareFire Witch@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt also reduces competition
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoUnless and until new game studios start snapping up these suddenly out-of-work talent.
minus-squaresibannac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI don’t think they are very keen on wanting to keep talent, especially at their scale.
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoWhat do you mean?
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?