[ayemel]

Different steps to achieve the same outcome (buying a game company). Why should I, as a consumer, give a shit on the “how”?

[worrycue]

Not quite the same outcome.

One brings into existence games that probably wouldn’t have been made otherwise - and the investor takes the risk of the game bombing.

The other is primarily to deny the competition access to long running popular franchises - and is practically risk free since those franchises are almost guaranteed to print money.