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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by whywhywhywhy on Monday February 01, 2021 @07:30PM (#25996047)
> partnered with Valve and shipped something mind-blowing

Why would Valve partner with anyone? They don’t even need to make games anymore. They could fire the majority of their company and run on a skeleton crew and still be making a fortune years later.

Literally don’t think Google can afford them. The offer would be “hey wanna go from doing almost zero work and making a fortune to making a little more and having to work a lot harder and give up autonomy“

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Re:Google Stadia shuts down internal studios, changing busin... by jayd16 on Monday February 01, 2021 @11:30PM (#25997459)
I think the parent thinks Google or Valve can wave a wand and suddenly all these games will be ported to a new platform despite no user base, little incentive to be first on the platform, and murky licensing.
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