Because they want the IP's and they don't want to see them going elsewhere without their permission. Plus we can assume that in buying then closing the studios, they can keep an eye on the best talents and see if they can recruit them for bigger internal projects for Xbox exclusively later. It's demolition, no other thing.
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Re: Here's The Complete List Of Xbox 360 Exclusives Disappearing This July
Non purchasable but still playable if I buy one of them ?
Re: Helldivers 2 & Ori Bosses Share Their Thoughts On Xbox's Studio Closures
Why close instead of divest ?
Because they want the IP's and they don't want to see them going elsewhere without their permission. Plus we can assume that in buying then closing the studios, they can keep an eye on the best talents and see if they can recruit them for bigger internal projects for Xbox exclusively later. It's demolition, no other thing.