ConservagameR said:
Machiavellian said:
Its called new management. New CEO, new head of xbox, new direction for MS as a company with subscription services. MS as a business has changed in those 20 years. Yes, GP is not a plan for making huge money today as MS has been careful to taking their time building the infrastructure to support it from spending billions on server farms and their cloud infrastructure all over the world to adding pieces to GP as the system continue to grow and building their first party content. A company as large as MS does not have to make back a purchase right away. I have worked for multiple companies who has either purchase or been purchase by another company and no it's not always about making your money back its about market position and expanding the capability of your company in a competitive environment. MS purchasing publishers are not about making back their purchase in cash, it's about growth of their entertainment division and that is currently the position they are in a growth cycle for entertainment. The paying it off is the simplest part of this whole story, since both publishers are all in the green. It's not like they are purchasing companies in the red who products do not sell. The larger scope is they expect more subs. More subs then just a console lifecycle can bring but global subs that allows gamers on whatever platform they chose play MS games. PC, console, mobile, TV, Dongle you name it and MS wants to be there. It's a pretty simple strategy that does not need a lot of thought, but it does need a lot of money and time building and setting all the blocks in place to achieve. |
So the answer to the OP is they're right then. After 20 years, these $70 billion acquisitions are going towards helping non XB owners. |
Yep, pretty much said that in my opinion on the OP. MS is a large corporation so everything they do in the entertainment sector will not always be direct advantages to Xbox users. Indirectly yes, it will benefit because it strengthen MS position in gaming. Allows them to add Bethedsa and Acti/Blizz games into their catalog of games, allow all those games, IP and back catalog to be available to Xbox console, PC and cloud users on GP. Allows all of those games day one available for Xbox users. It's not like there isn't a list of advantages that Xbox users cannot take advantage of its that the total scope of these purchases is not just for Xbox users. MS scope and direction is bigger than just the console space which is very evident by their positioning of GP. GP is the driving force for these purchases not the Xbox console.
