… but they just bought a whole publisher.
They bought 7 other game studios in the last two years.
Microsoft bought 36 companies since 2018.
Microsoft’s last acquisition was 24 days ago.
If we are focusing on contracts only, Microsoft has deals with EA, Square Enix, Sega and Ubisoft, not to mention many other independent studios.
Those contracts just happen to make a smaller splash because they don’t lock away content from other platforms for a year+. They add value for their users instead of decreasing value for other people.