Microsoft have been on a rampaging buying mid-size game studios in recent years, escalating to the point that they bought chuffing ZeniMax in September.
Every digital industry is looking to subscription services right now but Microsoft have one of the few that’s, like, actually worth paying for.
And with Xbox Game Pass being a big part of their plans, they really want to be able to do everything.
But even buying the studios behind The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Dishonored, Fallout, and so on has not sated their desire for acquisition and expansion.