Will this acquisition be able to go through? In recent years, we have seen growing consolidation. The track record is certainly that by enlarge, what corporate America wants corporate america gets. I fan it's pretty clear now that, like, increasingly people are sort of cottoning on to... platform capitalism looks like and how it can distort the space for other people trying to work within it.
Paris Marx is joined by Rob Zacny to discuss the potential consequences of Xbox’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and what subscriptions and consolidation might mean for the future of games and the industry.
Rob Zacny is a senior editor at Waypoint and co-host of Waypoint Radio. Follow Rob on Twitter at @RobZacny.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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