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The Fall and Rise of Publishing (Ep. 2)

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Microsoft's Move Into Platform-Based Publishing

Microsoft is trying to close on the Activision deal. How do you think that plays into all this? Well, it's so interesting because it really positions his move into platform-based publishing in a lot of ways, right? I remember he was interviewed back in 2019, and he said something that always stuck with me... He said: The business isn't how many consoles you sell, the business is how many players are playing the games that they buy, and how they're playing them. When you think about that, that is really the essence of platform- based publishing. It's even more radical than Steam with this Game Pass subscription bringing a Netflix-like experience to video gaming for the first

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awesome? Yes. Alright, let's get to do it for this episode. Thank you to our executive producer, Jesse Lopez, as always, and Jacoby. I'll talk to you next week.
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