• ampersandrew@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Video games aren’t in danger of becoming a monopoly, but that kind of measure seems more aimed at preventing foreigners from having too much influence.

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      1 year ago

      Video games aren’t in danger of becoming a monopoly,

      Microsoft, a trillion dollar tech conglomerate, has just purchased multiple of the entire video game’s largest publishers. It is entirely in danger of becoming a monopoly

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        1 year ago

        How many games came out in 2023? How many of those do Microsoft own? How much do you think that second number changes over the next 10 years? There are so, so, so many video game companies out there that Microsoft doesn’t own.