Whay doesn't Microsoft buy more companies?

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Shorty11857 said:

Lyrikalstylez said:

They got rid of Ensemble Studios, OddWorld , and Bizzarre Creations for that!!!!!

 

BAD MOVE INMO!!!!

MS only ever owned Ensemble out of all of those didn't they?

I'm pretty sure they just owned PGR and never Bizzarre

Yeah, the never owned the Oddworld devs or Bizarre. 

Former studios 

• ACES Game Studio: Microsoft Flight Simulator series, Combat Flight Simulator series and Microsoft Train Simulator series. Closed on January 23, 2009 in a process of ongoing job cuts due to Financial crisis of 2007–2010.[9][10][11]
  Ensemble Studios: Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology, Halo Wars. Disbanded on January 29, 2009.
  Carbonated Games: Developed for MSN Games and Windows Live Messenger. Disbanded on March 27, 2008.
  Digital Anvil: Brute Force, Freelancer. Disbanded on January 31, 2006.
  Hired Gun: Halo 2 for Windows Vista. Disbanded in October 2007.
  FASA Studio: MechWarrior series. Disbanded on September 12, 2007.
  Indie Built: Amped series, Links series, Top Spin series. Sold off to Take-Two Interactive in October 2004, now disbanded.
• ACES Game Studio: Microsoft Flight Simulator series, Combat Flight Simulator series and Microsoft Train Simulator series. Closed on January 23, 2009 in a process of ongoing job cuts due to Financial crisis of 2007–2010.
• Ensemble Studios: Age of Empires series, Age of Mythology, Halo Wars. Disbanded on January 29, 2009.
• Carbonated Games: Developed for MSN Games and Windows Live Messenger. Disbanded on March 27, 2008.
• Digital Anvil: Brute Force, Freelancer. Disbanded on January 31, 2006.
• Hired Gun: Halo 2 for Windows Vista. Disbanded in October 2007.
• FASA Studio: MechWarrior series. Disbanded on September 12, 2007.
• Indie Built: Amped series, Links series, Top Spin series. Sold off to Take-Two Interactive in October 2004, now disbanded.