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[–] [email protected] 66 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I think the real problem is businesses have to grow. If most big companies weren't publicly traded then just being profitable would be enough.

Imagine making enough money to pay you and everyone else in your company a great wage one year, but it being bad because it wasn't more profit than last year.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Phil Spencer, you have the luxury to quit if you don’t like the things you’re being forced to do for money.

Or, you could use your influence to try and push things in a different direction.

But Phil Spencer, you will do neither. You’ll shut up and keep dribbling.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (3 children)

You can grow without being hostile and negative. Start your own studios, make innovative games, compete with quality not acquisitions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but can you roll a platform of the distribution, breadth, depth and persistence over good and bad cycles of the scale of Xbox or PlayStation while being a private company? A few have tried.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, but do you have to? You can still be a profitable company without aiming for world domination.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

No, there are plenty of independent private game developers (Stardew Valley, Baldur's gate etc come to mind) I was just taking Phil Spencer's perspective, which I imagine is a platform level one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Not everybody is suited to management.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

the best and the only answer. git gud. 💪

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