Big acquisitions can also be great for gaming, the Call of Duty and Apex Legends veteran says.
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There are probably negatives to it.
I think we need to be careful that we’re not squashing creativity.
Mega-franchises are great because you could do all these big things.
you could do things you could never do as an independent developer.
So there’s great opportunities," he said.
“But what are we leaving behind in that?
Zampella isn’t the only gaming executive who discussed big buyouts lately.
Amazon Games boss Christoph Hartmann believes thatevery business, including video games, will eventually become a monopoly.
Zampella founded Respawn Entertainment after gettingfired from Infinity Ward.
He has intimate knowledge of a buyout, asRespawn was acquired by Electronic Arts after releasing Titanfall.
He told Barron’s that DICE “strayed a little too far from what Battlefield is.”
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