A 2020 email from Xbox chief Phil Spencer to both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Microsoft CFO Amy Hood requested approval to approach Sega Sammy about a…
Why not just buy Sony itself, would be easier…
I think it’s very likely that it would be blocked by regulators. Even the Activision purchase might not go through.
Japan would never approve a non Japan buyer
The thought of Microsoft buying Supergiant is the stuff of true nightmares.
I’m not sure any game will ever top Bastion for me
Niantic
I fucking wish, those fuckers are running PoGo to the ground.
Do they actually think they can do that?
Not that it’s a fair comparison because both companies are much more than their gaming divisions, but… Sony’s market cap is around $114 billion. Microsoft’s is $2.49 trillion.
If MS really decided they wanted full control of the console gaming space, they absolutely have the means to spend Sony into oblivion.
All that said, you’d like to think that government regulators would step in and stop the acquisition train in its tracks if they did try to buy everything up like that.
Definitely, the Activision acquisition has already been blocked so far in the US by the FTC, and looks to be on very shaky ground there.
It all depends on whether they got caught. Problem is, Microsoft has always been on the monopoly radar because of Windows and their suit in 2001 They were kinda screwed from the start.
