So what the fuck where they thinking when they decided to buy Activision and Bethesda for 100 Billion? The leaked Emails from Phil showed that they were excited for the console market, and then 5 years later, they will kill off their hardware division and focus on Game Pass.

Phil and the other leaders clearly wanted to just buy out the console market. They wanted to own their studio and keep future titles off other competitors' platforms. Like we have leaked emails stating that Microsoft wanted to buy more studios to strangle the competition and compete with them. Then it seems like big Daddy Microsoft said, "we just wrote you a check for almost 100 billion dollars, you're gonna start making that money back NOW," and they had to drastically change the plans.

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This is 100% Phil's fault. These retards thought they could buy out the console market but then Microsoft came knocking for their money after they just spent 100 Billion on Activision and all these companies. Then they had to hard pivot to Game Pass.

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>Like we have leaked emails stating that Microsoft wanted to buy more studios to strangle the competition
>A leaked 2020 email from Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer reveals his sustained interest in buying either Nintendo or Steam developer Valve. The Northern District Court of California released the email—along with many other documents from the Federal Trade Commission v. Microsoft lawsuit that, earlier this year, unsuccessfully attempted to block Microsoft’s proposed merge with Call of Duty publisher Activision.
>https://kotaku.com/microsoft-buy-nintendo-net-worth-valve-steam-email-1850852461
I got your sources senpai. I back you up.