Ironically if the developers band together and start another studio they would probably have Microsoft knocking on their door with an acquisition offer in a few years.
The trouble is the upfront capital though, but at the same time another publisher would surely bite at the thought of getting a talented studio’s staff in one go?
There’s absolutely noncompetes baked into that sale. Noncompetesight not be legal for employees anymore, but they sure are as a condition for a business’s sale.
Ironically if the developers band together and start another studio they would probably have Microsoft knocking on their door with an acquisition offer in a few years.
The trouble is the upfront capital though, but at the same time another publisher would surely bite at the thought of getting a talented studio’s staff in one go?
If only someone had money from their company being bought by Microsoft
There’s absolutely noncompetes baked into that sale. Noncompetesight not be legal for employees anymore, but they sure are as a condition for a business’s sale.
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Infinite money glitch