longdi
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I think you are over valuing zenimax i have no doubt he would have liked for them to remain independent, but it was a good move for Microsoft they needed it the absolute most out of the 3 platform holders.
And while u have people on playstation who previously bought or look forward to there games i dont know many people who when purchasing a playstation system go "oh im buying a playstation for bethesda games" theres a whole laundry list of why you own a playstation before you get to that, its just a bonus for people.
Throwing money at stuff is a MS thing in general. They go after stuff that have established reputations or success and then buy them out in attempt to corner the market, i shouldnt have to give you a list of examples of this, im not talking timed exclusives either.
the thing is, remember sony first ps5 montage? so many 'exclusive play it first' on ps5.
jimbo doing the exact thing back then. rumblings that he almost secured starfield exclusives, until Phil put a stomp stop on it.
Thats why jimbo is now waving off 'money hatting'. You realised how his direction has changed to organically growing own studios?