should IPs be given up by large publishers if not used?

[VGPolyglot]

Ka-pi96 said:

VGPolyglot said:

Yeah, but if they want to avoid having others making use of the new game to promote their own titles they'd have to make a new IP.

So cut off an arm because it's infested with greedy parasites?

If that's the only to prevent its spread to the rest of the body.