A bit off topic...since it's not about Bungie...but kinda about the same stuff, the way Sony's studios are expanding is kind of impressive right now. They are giving Bungie employees incentives to stay at the company, today i saw this on twitter related to Naughty Dog:
How many projects is Naughty Dog working on? This suggests a new project is happening, possibly starting. "we're expanding" + 80 new job positions available suggests a new team is being assembled.
We're so focused on "why aren't they buying bigger studios" when we should focus on how many teams each studio has right now. Insomniac is doing at least 3 projects as well. The way their studios overall have expanded since early PS4 is something for sure.
These 3 companies have such distinct strategies though:
MS - They have all the money so they buy whatever they want. No matter if it's a publisher or a small studio.
Sony - Their acquisitions are much more...precise. Started with all the studios close to them, while expanding their already existing studios. They are now branching off a little bit and making bigger acquisitions.
Nintendo - They remain unbothered and will simply acquire studios they feel that "get" them. That's all they need anyway.
Honestly, wherever you choose to play, the future is looking bright for all 3.
Sony buy Capcom and Square-Enix plz