How do first-party studios work at Nintendo, Sony, and Xbox? - Pachter Factor S9E61 (Patreon)

How do the finances work between platform holders like Nintendo and Sony and their first-party studios? How much sales money makes its way back to the studio itself to fund growth, pay bonuses, etc.? Are they incentivized in any way to create better games?

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