Ashtear@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoMicrosoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IPwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12cross-posted to: wow@lemmit.onlinepcgaming@lemmy.cagames@sh.itjust.worksstarcraft@lemmit.onlinegames@lemmit.online
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IPwww.windowscentral.comAshtear@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: wow@lemmit.onlinepcgaming@lemmy.cagames@sh.itjust.worksstarcraft@lemmit.onlinegames@lemmit.online
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 months agoThat’s a naive take. Microsoft saw that there is money to make in AA games, so they want in on the action. If they didn’t think that AA games could increase their profits, they wouldn’t do it.
minus-squarebigmclargehuge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months ago That’s a naive optimistic take.
That’s a naive take. Microsoft saw that there is money to make in AA games, so they want in on the action.
If they didn’t think that AA games could increase their profits, they wouldn’t do it.