The guys behind Platinum have made some of the greatest games ever.
Okami.
Resident Evil 2.
DMC
Bayonetta.
Viewtiful Joe.
With the right support and budget, they will be a great addition to MS
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Welcome back 
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Return of the king
Oh Prog your back.
Platinum is sort of like a Japanese Obsidian. Masters of their craft that have never really had the funding and independence to fully own their projects and absolutely nail them.
Platinum joining XGS would be a great move, in my opinion. They want stability and freedom to explore new ideas. Xbox wants Japanese games and constant output for Game Pass.
Make it happen, Phil.
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I’m just a big fan of Jades work. Atleast the stuff I’m aware that she had her hands on.
Like a rash you can’t get rid of.
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Yep, Bayonetta 1 is in my top 5 games of all time. (2 is good but they changed the gameplay a bit for the worse)
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Oh no hes back 
I never leave.
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Solid financial position to support further growth
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More smoke to the Microsoft x Platinum rumor. ( Microsoft tried to buy them in 2019, maybe they are more open because they want the Activision, Bungie, treatment?)
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Xbox should Acquire me! my going price is $20… I can offer a mean grilled Cheese Sandwich
I was just wondering where theyve been lol. Wonder what their next (signifigant) move is. Aside from more small, unknown studios. Probably Farm 51 making Chernoblyte, or Maybe even a smaller public company like Bloober, or a bigger one with People Can Fly, although that one alone would use up like 2/3rds of their budget at least
at that point I don’t think they’d be worth it.
Has anyone other than Brad ever suggested that Xbox was looking into Platonum?
I think I recall a reddit post that turned out to be accurate as far as XSX specs, they mentioned Platinum as a studio that MS was negotiating with.
What’s your go-to cheese? I’m a simple man, white Wonder bread with Kraft singles. 
Goofing aside, I do wonder if Microsoft is looking harder at acquisitions or partnerships. Also, as a Japanese person I find it interesting to see that the narrative around “Xbox needs Asian content/acquisitions” really boils down to “Xbox needs Japanese content/acquisitions.” There are so many talented studios out there in other Asian counties. Some could use a budget infusion to take that next step. A game like Xuan Sword VII was so close to being great, but you can see the constraints working against it and I’m sure there are countless other examples on display.
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Plutonium you say? Now steady on, lets not bring in nuclear bombs here
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You make a good point that most of the Asian acquisition talks mostly go to japanese gaming companies but the truth is it the only place where they can probably do it.
Sout korea has great games and studios but the indie scene is barebones. The vast majority of them are multi billion dollar companies. For example, Krafton is 10 billion dollars or for example Pearl Abyss for 4 billion and is considered one of the indies there.
Taiwan has excellent indie studios but the geopolitical uncertainty there makes it unlikely that they will buy there. They are plenty of examples of China and Taiwan conflicts.
Thus really japanese studios are most likely where they would acquire.