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SS: Microsoft wants total control over console and PC gaming.

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[–] redcalcium@c.calciumlabs.com 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If game companies would stop consolidating themselves into bigger and bigger corporations, that would be great. The bigger the company, the more profits they need in order to sustain themselves at their size. There is only so much you can profit from games without turning them into microtransaction mess. There must be a sweet spot for game company size so they're able to produce AAA games without needing to add microtransaction to make the game profitable to pay their employees.

[–] aksdb@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

It would also be great if game companies stopped trying to isolate themselves. Stop building your own launchers and shops and stop resisting GeForce Now and similar services.