The problem with what you’re saying is that they’ve always bought out other studios and then fucked them up.

Just replace “they” with “all publicly-traded companies”. That is the nature of buyouts and short-term stock market thinking. Just look at all of the buyouts EA turned to shit. Or Activision. Or countless other smaller studios that have died to larger buyouts.

If a company gets bought out by a corporation like this, they know what they are getting into.