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[LordCBH]

I can’t wait to see what bullshit rumor 4chan makes up tomorrow.

I have a juicy leak that you won’t believe. I shouldn’t say it but I will:

Nintendo will be announcing an acquisition of Microsoft as soon as next week.

 

[intbal]

Japan will never let a large Japanese company be bought out by foreigners, it's not happening.

How fortunate then, that Sega is originally an American company.
Microsoft would only be bringing them back home where they belong.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[The Chairman]

IGN are following the clues lol

 

[StreetsofBeige]

 

[Furball]

it will be opposite . Sega buy MS

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Do it

 

[aries_71]

Japan will never let a large Japanese company be bought out by foreigners, it's not happening.

You must think the world economy works on XIX century nationalistic ideals. It’s not like Sega is a strategic asset. What would Japan, revoke free market laws? Transform itself on an international pariah, like Cuba or North Corea. Please Sonygaf, at this point it starting to sound desperate.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

Soooooooo LOL. We also have these "insiders" that are leaking MetaL Gear. All coming out like leechs as if they said it first. LMAO.

 

[Danjin44]

You must think the world economy works on XIX century nationalistic ideals. It’s not like Sega is a strategic asset. What would Japan, revoke free market laws? Transform itself on an international pariah, like Cuba or North Corea. Please Sonygaf, at this point it starting to sound desperate.

I don't know about all of that but Saga's main customers are in Japan, and Xbox has barely market over there, I mean what makes you think games like Sakura Wars would sell on Xbox?

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

These “rumors” and acquisition talks are getting old, I just want to see some game play to justify the $500 I just spent on a pre-order.

 

[Bernkastel]

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Oooh, what a joy kill.

 

[MrFunSocks]

There weren't going to be any cross-gen PS5 games either. Don't believe PR.

These “rumors” and acquisition talks are getting old, I just want to see some game play to justify the $500 I just spent on a pre-order.

They got your money without showing much so why would they care? lol

 

[ShirAhava]

IGN are following the clues lol

I forgot IGN existed

That bald dude in this video is the biggest Sonic hater on earth

 

[MastaKiiLA]

How would Sega help MS in Japan when Sega couldn't help Sega in Japan? Lest we forget, Sega got mollywhopped 2 straight generations in a row, in every region, then decided to quit instead of taking another beating. This was when they were still using their IPs, and creating cool new ones like Panzer. Current Sega is a hollow shell of its former self, and buried their popular arcade IPs somewhere in the Sahara. Nostalgia can't rewrite that unfortunate history.

 

[DarkBatman]

There weren't going to be any cross-gen PS5 games either. Don't believe PR.

Please show me where Sony ever said exactly that.
People just like to put their own understanding into the "We believe in generations" statement and now have to act like an official "We won't announce any acquisitions" is just a PR lie.

 

[cireza]

Xbox TGS show !

Summary :
No games !
No gameplay !
No announcement !
No acquisition announcement !
No next-gen !
No consoles !
Nobody !

WTF are these tweets...

 

[BattleScar]

watch xbox tweet for tomorrow TGS

Do you have shares in Microsoft? What's with the attitude?

Nobody thought MS would spend $7.5b on Zenimax, yet so many people are so quick to say this isn't happening with 100% certainty lol. I'm not saying it is happening, but boy oh boy some of you are just setting yourself up to eat a lot more crow.

Nothings certain any more.
They've set a precedent and they have the money to buy any and all of the biggest publishers and IP short of the likes of EA.

 

[DarkBatman]

Xbox TGS show !

Summary :
No games !
No gameplay !
No announcement !
No acquisition announcement !
No next-gen !
No consoles !
Nobody !

WTF are these tweets...

Due to hardcore fanboys expecting MS to buy the industry know (just look at some comments on their Twitter page, some people are going mental down there), expectations has to be set straight before the actual showcase or it'll be deemed "a big disappointment".

After the last Sony showcase several people deemed that one a disappointment because they didn't get the promised Silent Hill game.
A game Sony never even teased, but some "insiders" claimed would show up.

 

[Starfield]

Ever heard of the saying "when it rains it pours"?

Something is definitely happening, whether it's an acquisition or not

 

[Zero707]

Xbox series S Price Reduced

 

[Hudo]

Maybe they'll do Dreamcast emulation for Xbox and offer all of Sega's Dreamcast titles.

 

[intheinbetween]

Has the conference already started?

 

[The Chairman]

Has the conference already started?

After 2 hours

 

[Porcile]

Damn good price for the Xbox
S now. I think I might just be in with Gamepass. Microsoft won the fuckers.

 

[Zero707]

Damn good price for the Xbox
S now. I think I might just be in with Gamepass. Microsoft won the fuckers.

relax buddy

 

[PhaseJump]

I wonder if Sega will announce something Panzer Dragoon related.

The remake is coming out on Steam tomorrow.

 

[Porcile]

relax buddy

Microsoft are as scummy as the next company, but the price in yen, the size and the backwards compatibility make it pretty appealling for me now.

 

[Kimahri]

Xbox TGS show !

Summary :
No games !
No gameplay !
No announcement !
No acquisition announcement !
No next-gen !
No consoles !
Nobody !

WTF are these tweets...

I really don't understand the reasoning behind no next gen news? Like what? We're just weeks from release, this is exactly the time to show more next gen news. It's the most important time. Like what the actual hell are they smoking?

2020 PR is some weird shit.

 

[Starfield]

Microsoft are as scummy as the next company, but the price in yen, the size and the backwards compatibility make it pretty appealling for me now.

How much is it in €$

 

[Porcile]

How much is it in €$

No fucking idea. I pay in yen boi and it's a good price for a next gen compared to what has come before in Japan.

 

[KingT731]

After 2 hours

So MS is going to open the show to promote their GamePass box.

 

[Starhowl]

Alright, I get it - there is supposed to be some kind of law, that forbids it to sell Japanese companies abroad. But what's the definition of "Japanese company"? 51% stock holdings?

 

[Felessan]

You must think the world economy works on XIX century nationalistic ideals. It’s not like Sega is a strategic asset. What would Japan, revoke free market laws? Transform itself on an international pariah, like Cuba or North Corea. Please Sonygaf, at this point it starting to sound desperate.

You know that there is a difference in mentality between nations? And Asian nations tends to be "proud" of itself (a bit xenophobic) on a larger scale.
For Sega to be bought MS have to persuade 2/3 of it's shareholder, many of them are japan companies and individuals (Sega has rather scattered shareholding), and many are not friendly with outsiders.

Alright, I get it - there is supposed to be some kind of law, that forbids it to sell Japanese companies abroad. But what's the definition of "Japanese company"? 51% stock holdings?

You can buy, but there are a lot of obstacles, both regulatory and mentality-wise. It's especially hard for public companies.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Maybe they'll do Dreamcast emulation for Xbox and offer all of Sega's Dreamcast titles.

That was the original plan for Xbox. But MS killed it since they refused online for SEGA sport games aka the best sport games at that time, by far.

 

[Kev Kev]

not at this show, you say?

 

[RoboFu]

not says “ at the show “. Not that it isn’t true. Maybe they are still working out the deal? Let the rumors keep going!!!

 

[kuncol02]

not says “ at the show “. Not that it isn’t true. Maybe they are still working out the deal? Let the rumors keep going!!!

It's not "at the show" they will announce that just before it., or straight after. \s

 

[SaturnSaturn]

I cant belive this moronic thread accumulted almost 1400 posts, its not happening people, it never was!

 

[Keihart]

TGS Live stream it's about to start in 15 minutes.
Day 1 (September 24, 2020)
21:00 -Xbox Tokyo Game Show Showcase 2020
22:00 – Square Enix
23:00 – Lightning Games – Hardcore Mecha, Haak, and Anno Mutationem.

 

[The Hamburglar]

Its thursday

 

[Vawn]

Its thursday

Did you preorder your Sega Series X?

 

[Hudo]

That was the original plan for Xbox. But MS killed it since they refused online for SEGA sport games aka the best sport games at that time, by far.

Wow, I never knew that. Man, what could've been. And yeah, even though I am not really into sports games myself, I've been hearing that Sega really knocked it out of the park with their titles, so much so that EA basically fucked Sega over by not releasing their core sports titles on the Dreamcast, if I remember correctly.

 

[Kev Kev]

I cant belive this moronic thread accumulted almost 1400 posts, its not happening people, it never was!

do not be afraid

 

[Timberwolf25]

Phil was already on and nothing big was announced. TGS Livestream is on right now.

 

[SportsFan581]

IGN are following the clues lol

This is just about how the internet works in this day and age, LOL. How we got from Bethesda to Sega that fast is a mystery.

 

[Vroadstar]

This thread aged like....

 

[Damian black]

Not sure why xbox fanboys want microsoft to buy everybody.

You' are still getting segas games regardless.

 

[Sephimoth]

It's over.
Outcome: Nothing