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Microsoft are going to announce The Acquisition of SEGA next Wednesday (Believe!)

Kilau

Member
It's funny/unbelievable, but I actually have run into people that don't believe this will happen next Wednesday. Take for instance the other day at the bank, I asked the teller if she was excited that things are finally going to happen next Wednesday and she called security because I wasn't wearing pants. What a bitch.
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jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Seriously though, Microsoft buying SEGA would be a massive boost to their portfolio, especially in the Japanese market that they've traditionally struggled in. Most of SEGA's output for the last 10 years has almost all been day-and-date with PC anyway, so even their goals are already mostly aligned anyway. Not only SEGA proper with it's Sonic the Hedgehog games, but having Creative Assembly games on Game Pass day one would be a massive disruption in the PC space. Microsoft already worked with them to do Halo Wars 2 a few years back anyway... Along those same lines, Relic Entertainment (also owned by SEGA) just made Age of Empires IV for Microsoft. Amplitude also mostly is doing PC games (Endless Space, Humankind) and would be a good fit as well.

Atlus would be a megaton if Microsoft acquired their parent company. Obviously Persona 5 needs a PC port, badly. But buying that kind of console exclusivity for games that have traditionally not gotten either PC releases or Xbox releases, that'd be a big win for them. Xbox still has the stigma of "if you like JRPGs, don't buy an Xbox" and the acquisition of Sega and Atlus (along with already acquired Bethesda) could really change that perception.

Let's see, what else do they got? Sports Interactive: again Football Manager being part of Game Pass would be huge for it's rabid fanbase. Yakuza, Valkyria Chronicles, Phantasy Star, etc.

I honestly wonder why Microsoft hasn't plunked down the cash yet.
 
Glad those antitrust laws are being exercised. Not sure why everyone is so excited about the complete and total monopolization of the gaming industry. Is it exciting that Sega titles will be on Gamepass, yes. Is it exciting that in a few years we will have Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo and no other companies, no!
 
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Pallas

Member
I thought this was funny for the first ten pages or so, but I’m pretty surprised it’s still going and not locked yet since there’s really no actual indication that this is going to happen.
 

jshackles

Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
I thought this was funny for the first ten pages or so, but I’m pretty surprised it’s still going and not locked yet since there’s really no actual indication that this is going to happen.
Everyone just feels it in their bones. That's all the confirmation that we need.
 

PhaseJump

Banned
Only stupid assholes want this thread locked.

Don't be a stupid asshole.

Pray for the meme worthy weeaboo meltdown:

"World Premier. Xbox, Exclusive." (Atlus logo)
 
The second this thread is closed Phil spencer will storm out on a recorded video dressed as sonic and sing the Daytona USA theme

Now if that doesn't happen I'll be disappointed...

Phil, if you're lurking on here (we all know he is, what else would a super-wealthy executive do in his free time?) you have got to do this man, think of the children!
 
Its close but i will rank a Sega and Activision buyout just below the Danganroppa on Gamepass announcement. I mean In terms of impact, hype and what it means for the industry going forward.
 
I kinda wish they bought sega instead

Maybe some Wednesday next year. The Nintendo-esque AAA games that appeal to kids (as well as adults) is one of the only things missing from the GP library at the moment. Sega would probably be one of the best devs out there to try and fill that void.
 

STARSBarry

Gold Member
Watch Microsoft coming out like utter Chad's announcing they have bought both SEGA and Konami to ring fence a Microsoft of Japan push.
 
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VN1X

Banned
I know this is all jokes and shit but I really hope MS doesn't end up buying Sega or even more studios lol otherwise Nintendo would be fuuuuuucked.
 
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