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Thompson: First-Party Console Exclusives Subsidize High-Margin Platform Licensing Fees
“What you do is you limit the economic potential of your studios because you're only building for your platform and you make it back By all the licensing fees you get off the EA's of the world and the Activision's of the world, because 80% of gamers are on your…”
Ben Thompson Jul 8, 2026 ▶ 12:42 Ben Thompson Explains the XBOX Disaster
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Coogan: Major Game Studios Have Zero Incentive to Adopt Crypto
“There was always just this big problem with like the crypto stuff like sounded good, but there was very little reason for a game company like Valve or Electronic Arts to say like, yeah, sure. You can take your assets out of our beautiful ecosystem that we taxe…”
John Coogan Jan 25, 2025 ▶ 1:56:49 DeepSeek, Stargate Update, Bees Do Enjoy Honey, Golden Retriever Maxxing, Bring on the Trilly
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