Microsoft's aggressive strategy to dominate the gaming industry.
TL;DR
An email from Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty in December 2019 revealed that Microsoft was in a unique position to "spend Sony out of business" and was reportedly ready to spend several billion US dollars to further its plans for Xbox as a business. Microsoft insists that this strategy was never pursued, but the email has raised questions about the company's perception of the game industry. Microsoft went on to buy ZeniMax Media (Bethesda) for around $7.5 billion in 2020.
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