alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoEmbracer CEO confirms TimeSplitters studio faces closure before Christmaswww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up148arrow-down1external-linkEmbracer CEO confirms TimeSplitters studio faces closure before Christmaswww.videogameschronicle.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareAcidTwang@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoEven simpler, just having that IP denies the competition access to it. In their eyes that creates value and at the end of the day that’s all that matters to these companies holding IP. They can just sit on it.
minus-squareMJBrune@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat’s certainly a factor but only if they are working on other IPs that might compete.
minus-squareampersandrew@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI got the sense Embracer got the things it got specifically because they were being sat on, creating no value for anyone.
Even simpler, just having that IP denies the competition access to it. In their eyes that creates value and at the end of the day that’s all that matters to these companies holding IP. They can just sit on it.
That’s certainly a factor but only if they are working on other IPs that might compete.
I got the sense Embracer got the things it got specifically because they were being sat on, creating no value for anyone.