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Microsoft can't keep buying studios to stop competitors acquiring them, that is by definition monopolistic behaviour and behaviour that I would hope is long in Microsoft's past. But seriously, if Microsoft fear competition from Amazon and Google then they don't deserve to survive. Creating a vacuum of large independent studios is not good because then there are fewer around. Microsoft need to cultivate their customer base by being better and offering new and differencing gaming experiences, not by giving customers fewer choices going forward.I completely agree, they dont in any way need WB, but it would stop amazon/google getting them and leveraging the ip, even if licensed, to get people to use their services. If those other companies didnt have WB I dont know what other companies would be a good pick for them. If they are looking at publishers, specifically with a western focus that produce a variety of content there are only really three options, EA, Activision and Ubisoft, of those ubisoft is the only realistic ish one they could go for, but the CEO is staunchly independent so that likely wouldn't happen. EA is 40 odd billion, and all their properties are licensed so you couldnt make them exclusive anyway.