12Dannu123
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In the recent years we have seen massive consolidation of the semiconductor industry, as we have seen companies spend 10s of billions buying another company, this follows the trend of having an integrated solution in chips. Another example of increasing consolidation is Disney and Fox merging together to compete against Netflix and the attempt from Comcast to get Time Warner which has HBO etc. Which leads me my next point.
With the increasing rise of cost in developing games these days and the rise of GaaS, it's very unsustainable and risky to develop games these days that return in an investment. With Game as a Service, companies like Microsoft can use Netflix-like systems to get subscribers.
So what if a company like Microsoft did buy a massive publisher like EA and aggressively buyouts gaming publishers for their Game Pass ecosystem, what if this leads to a consolidation of the gaming industry where we only have publishers like Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Sony and Nintendo can't afford to buy a company at the moment, since a larger number of major publishers are in the 10-20s billions.
Could we see the collapse of ecosystems in future generations?
Do you think with the increasing desire of the Netflix model, could we see the start of a consolidation of the gaming industry?
With the increasing rise of cost in developing games these days and the rise of GaaS, it's very unsustainable and risky to develop games these days that return in an investment. With Game as a Service, companies like Microsoft can use Netflix-like systems to get subscribers.
So what if a company like Microsoft did buy a massive publisher like EA and aggressively buyouts gaming publishers for their Game Pass ecosystem, what if this leads to a consolidation of the gaming industry where we only have publishers like Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Sony and Nintendo can't afford to buy a company at the moment, since a larger number of major publishers are in the 10-20s billions.
Could we see the collapse of ecosystems in future generations?
Do you think with the increasing desire of the Netflix model, could we see the start of a consolidation of the gaming industry?
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