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Its the platforms that have moats. Like steam (Valve). I've burned myself on a publisher in the past thinking it had something unique, but I've learned my lesson. Thanks for the article!

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Platform, especially Valve, have a competitive advantage. For me, the next battle will be platform with subscriptions and providing a cloud offering. The player won't need to have a sophisticated hardware anymore

Let's see if Valve manages to keep the first place

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Sounds like a hit game generation is based on company culture, which is very hard for investors to know.

And after small companies are acquired, the culture is squeezed out of them.

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Yeah. One of the main issues for the value creation by M&A in this sector

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