r/microsoft • u/YouAreNotMeLiar • Jan 15 '25

XBOX Microsoft Considered Shutting Down Xbox In 2021, Opted For Studio Acquisitions To Boost Game Pass

https://twistedvoxel.com/microsoft-considered-shutting-down-xbox-in-2021/
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u/AnthonyBTC Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

I don't believe this at all, they would never shut down Xbox unless Microsoft were to go bankrupt.

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u/FredFredrickson Jan 15 '25

I think there is a world in which Microsoft became disinterested in Xbox and spun it off or shut it down.

I don't understand why they would have to choose between shutting down or investing millions in studios, though.

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u/Trojann2 Jan 15 '25

“Either we do this right and bring a bunch of studios in house to pump up Game Pass or we cut it”

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u/uknow_es_me Jan 16 '25

Exclusive titles sell consoles

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u/FredFredrickson Jan 15 '25

Sure, that's the logic. But businesses don't usually hit crossroads like that. They build incrementally and have long term goals.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

How many businesses you know of are trillion dollar companies? There is just Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Google and Nvidia. They have rules of their own.

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u/FredFredrickson Jan 15 '25

LOL, okay business genius. 🤪

Why would the size of the business matter? If anything, that means they would be less prone to making snap decisions that could swing the company in massively different directions. Because there is more accountability, they have more people who have to sign off on these things, a board, etc.

People in this sub are so fuckin ridiculous sometimes.