Acquisitions of developers, EA has acquired Codemasters, Embracer Group’s spending spree is refusing to end, and of course, Microsoft has picked up a large number of companies as well, most notably with the $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda’s parent company ZeniMax.
And of course, the one question that’s brought up with regard to this quite often is- is this a good thing or a bad thing?
On the one hand, developers and studios are being given greater resources, finances, and security following acquisitions.
According to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, however, the concerns are unwarranted.