Hopefully Microsoft buys Asobo right after the launch of plague 2.
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They should just gacha roll what studio they will buy from a list of wikipedia.
*buys a casual point n click games studio
Prrobably not in talks with our favorites
I know a lot of people want Microsoft to acquire Sega (for some reason) but that is one of those acquisitions that would make me legitimately sad. Sega has such a storied legacy that their games being confined to one system (+ PC) would legitimately suck.
It would be different than Bethesda (who, prior to last gen, had a much, MUCH stronger relationship with Microsoft than the other platform holders).
At this point, the only companies I would want to see MS acquire are small AA developers that could utilize a greater budget (and job security) or a smaller AAA dev that they have a strong relationship with (similar to Playground).
But… during most of Sega’s storied legacy their games were confined to one system.
Edit: Not to mention, a sizeable chunk of early Xbox consumers came to Xbox because it felt like the spiritual successor to Sega.
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Sega games have a long history of being confined to one console… their own.
Microsoft codeveloped the dreamcast with Sega and because of that a lot of Sega games were exclusives in the og xbox. They’re one if if not the longest tenured 3rd party partner for xbox. They’re basically France to xbox’s America. Not always seeing eye to eye but our longest ally and partner. Would love to see xbox and Sega join officially
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Touché
Sega would benefit so tremendously much from a Microsoft acquisition. You’d see them bring a number of long dead IP back and your see huge investment into their IP to grow them. The idea would be that the Xbox platform and thus Sega titles will be as ubiquitous if not more so than Netflix.
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Barring hostile takeovers, I think this concept of there being some acquisitions that are morally ok and some that are not is hogwash.
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Sega is more familial to Xbox than almost all devs or publishers.
Expect longish replies. Cheers.
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LOL, true
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I would add the weird concept that someone else buying game freak. It would just be weird and I would feel uncomfortable about it. Besides that business is business and if two consenting companies want to tie the knot who are we to judge
Id be extatic if it means they never make another Pokemon game ever again lmao
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Buying gamefreak would be the wildest shit ever done, but they won’t.
Imagine someone buys gamefreak and creatures and make a coup for pokemon. That would give someone 66 percent control over the pokemon ip lol.
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next studio from korea ?
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Just a position to foster relationships for now. Good to see them do it because that account has been very vocal about it lol.