Xbox Acquisition |OT| - So We’re Back to Making Lists, Huh?

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…a fairly decent degree already alongside hiring Relic for AOE4 and previously Creative Assembly for Halo Wars 2. What I expect MS to do regarding Sega if they chose to get involved further is likely invest a pretty decent investment stake into the company, but not ownership level that would still give Sega the independence to continue building successful multiplat games in Japan and peruse a successful growth strategy but also secure that content for Microsoft’s ecosystem. And I wouldn’t be surprised if they do the same with other Japanese publishers Capcom, Square-Enix and/or Bandai Namco (Nintendo hold 1.9% in Square Enix, for example) Acquisitions aren’t the be all and end all. Nor should they be because not every company wants to be bought out, but they sure appreciate the extra capital.

Does Microsoft do this in any business though? It’s been mentioned previously that Microsoft either does partnerships or straight up acquisitions. Investing into public companies is something they don’t really do.

Doesn’t mean it can’t happen, but I don’t see it based on their track record.