alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Gaming@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year 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 · 1 year agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareAcidTwang@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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-squareampersandrew@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI got the sense Embracer got the things it got specifically because they were being sat on, creating no value for anyone.
minus-squareMJBrune@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s certainly a factor but only if they are working on other IPs that might compete.
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.
I got the sense Embracer got the things it got specifically because they were being sat on, creating no value for anyone.
That’s certainly a factor but only if they are working on other IPs that might compete.