Studio acquisitions have been a dominant theme in the gaming industry recently, with Microsoft making multiple waves for buying sprees that added Bethesda Softworks, Obsidian Entertainment, and several other developers to its portfolio. Speaking on IGN’s Unlocked–where he also mentioned that Xbox Series X|S console revisions won’t be seen soon–Xbox boss Phil Spencer explained how mergers and acquisitions of studios are all part of a regular business cycle that invests in valuable developers.
“I know sometimes I see dialogue out in the industry about, well, are acquisitions a good thing or a bad thing,” Spencer saidVenir de Tragamonedas Gratis Online. “One thing I’ll put out there is starting a new studio–starting any small business, frankly–is a very risky proposition, starting a video game studio even more so. And if a team actually takes the risk of starting a new company, starting a new studio, building that over years, building value in that. To say they shouldn’t sell, I think, is just short-sighted”