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This was a ps3 meme iirc
Correct
IP hoarding.
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Buy studio that already made successful game
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Delete studio
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People still buy game
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Profit
- Massive tax write-off because of the studio’s “failure”
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Eliminating the competition
When there are no other games at all, the company with one shitty live service game will be king!
It’s also a tried and true strategy that brought Microsoft to the spot it is now. Evil and corrupt, but very effective. Only eee (embrace, extend, extinguish) is even more insidious because it requires companies to play the long con.
Then again in 2024, I automatically assume “con” first until I see evidence to the contrary.
Embrace, Expend, Extinguish.
It’s Extend. Embrace, Extend, Extinguish
Explore, Expand, Exploit and Exterminate.
Learn the terminology, Nate.
