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Dev at id Software says Microsoft 'burned a lot of bridges' in the industry: 'They fundamentally don't understand art, they don't understand games' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you buy up all your potential competition, you have no competition.

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[–] ReluctantlyZen@ani.social 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

Bethesda and Activision-Blizzard were never competition though

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[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 1 point 22 hours ago

It was about xbox and windows vs other consoles/steam etc

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[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 point 1 day ago

Never know if they'd start doing exclusivity deals with Sony shrug

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[–] QueenHawlSera@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

I miss when Phil Spencer was talking about reviving Heroes of the Storm and Skylanders, he was never gonna do it, but I liked the hopium.

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