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[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

 

[Pejo]

Obligatory 'is it Wednesday' post.

Now that that's over, I really don't want to see this happen to any of those companies other than Warner Brothers which I'm completely neutral about because how can it realistically get any worse with them?

 

[Red5]

Isn't Warner Bros bleeding money and have been on a losing streak?

 

[Markio128]

Microdoft?

 

[thekillergreece]

CAPCOM? Very much doubt it they need a company to buy them.

 

[SimTourist]

Yeah buy more shit only to close down more good studios. Fuck off Spencer.

 

[drganon]

Random twitter user quoting podcast no one listens to.

Microsoft has already ruined enough anyway.

 

[odhiex]

Microdoft?

Sure, Microdoft is also gonna buy PolyStation and Nintendro by the end of the generation.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Not one but all of them. ALL OF THEM, MWAHAHAHA!

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Watch them buy everything and then, when enough time has passed, flip the switch and make everything exclusive

 

[cireza]

Leave Japanese companies alone, thanks.

 

[dead monkey uk]

Is this the same King David that said PS5 will be the last PlayStation and Sony will not release a PS6.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Any of those would be a disaster.
Leave the Japanese Publishers alone

 

[Wastelander92]

Sigh, for the billionth fucking time no one but top execs know about what acquisitions are happening.

 

[DGrayson]

As a simple player of games I am for whatever will bring me more and better games.

From recent history none of these consolidations or acquisitions has resulted in gamers receiving more and better games. It seems we are getting less and worse games. So no thanks on that.

 

[Robb]

If it’s one of these my bet is Warner or Square.

 

[Fabieter]

Could see Warner. Don't think ms is interested or is able to buy the others.

 

[feynoob]

Only sega is possible from this list. The rest would be too difficult for them.

Even then, this rumor is false. People like him are trying to farm engagement.

 

[Dazraell]

Microdoft?

Microdaft

 

[Gojiira]

Lol people still think protected Japanese companies can be bought by a American company…Xbox can fuck off with buying more publishers either way, they’ve already damaged the industry more than enough..

 

[Shubh_C63]

Leave Japanese companies alone, thanks.

Yeah I don't remember a japan based company ever being sold to a US company.
If they do happen must be really few in number. And in gaming has never ever happened.

 

[King Dazzar]

Mustafa & KingDavid?

 

[Badlucktroll]

does microsoft really want to own all that japanese gambling shit they would get from konami

 

[Mr Moose]

Second time I've seen this guys name recently. Yeah, he's full of shit.

 

[jm89]

The source is a clown.

Also i'd imagine right now any big publisher would want to avoid MS like the plague.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

The industry is imploding right now. MS is firing people left and right and closing studios as we speak.

Gamepass is failing so bad in terms of their internal projections for years that they are now releasing their games on PS5.

They are trying to have COD on Gamepass for the first year ever...they ain't buying a huge ass publisher anytime soon lmao.

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

I mean, assuming this is true, how much of the industry Microsoft would get away buying until the market regulators do something about it. This is ridiculous.

 

[drganon]

The source is a clown.

Also i'd imagine right now any big publisher would want to avoid MS like the plague.

It's impressive the army of online dumbfucks xbox has cultivated.

 

[Killer8]

Good luck acquiring a large Japanese firm due to keiretsu. Retarded rumor.

 

[Varteras]

 

[cash_longfellow]

Random guy that starts his X post with “urgent” is definitely a trustworthy source

 

[Chukhopops]

If KingDavid AND Mustafa say it then I’m convinced. Even though it makes no sense at all, especially why would anyone buy Konami ??

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

Who tweeted about who saying what at what podcast?

MD death touch would be an improvement for Warner

 

[Exede]

I kinda can see Sega to get bought by MS.

 

[DAHGAMING]

Great news for gamers, especialy us over on the dream machine. I dont know what were going to choose but we will have the pick of the bunch, I have heard that its actualy the likes of Capcom and Sega ringing Phil up asking if they can join team Microsoft Xbox , whoever we go for I have faith in Phil and the gang to make the right choices

 

[NikuNashi]

Great news for gamers, especialy us over on the dream machine. I dont know what were going to choose but we will have the pick of the bunch, I have heard that its actualy the likes of Capcom and Sega ringing Phil up asking if they can join team Microsoft Xbox , whoever we go for I have faith in Phil and the gang to make the right choices

Those roids have gone to your head

 

[Ronin_7]

Fake

 

[skit_data]

"Microdoft" roughly translates to "the smell of microwave oven" in swedish.

Now that we got that important matter out of the way I must ask OP why he creates threads based on this random Mustafa-dudes questionable tweets?

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Acquisitions don't leak.

But I do expect them to acquire some publisher for sure. Also nobody is touching Zaslav's WB.

Fundamental issue is that Konami has no output, WB is a mess. That leaves us with Capcom, Sega and Square Enix. Also Bamco. Out of these two, Square Enix and Bamco in the worst financial condition right now. Sega is basically a second party for Microsoft in all but name at this point.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Microdoft



Also, I fucking hope not.

 

[Hudo]

I have a hard time believing that they would acquire another big publisher, seeing how they had to actually fight the CMA and FTC this time to get Activision Blizzard.

 

[Z O N E]

According to KingDavid

Who...?

Why does it seem like everyone these days wants to be an "insider"?

This is faker than my penis size.

 

[Filben]

As a simple player of games I am for whatever will bring me more and better games.

From recent history none of these consolidations or acquisitions has resulted in gamers receiving more and better games. It seems we are getting less and worse games. So no thanks on that.

I'm still waiting on Sweeney's promise that a smaller cut for the store front on their platform will lead to better games and better prices.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

I have a hard time believing that they would acquire another big publisher, seeing how they had to actually fight the CMA and FTC this time to get Activision Blizzard.

Both of regulators came up with nonsense and the next time they won't be able to come up with the same nonsense too because none of their arguments will work again. A lot of it depends on COD performance in GP too, if it greatly increases GP subs then MSFT will go after big ones like EA or T2. After all, the whole argument of CMA was "cloud cloud cloud" and it did not work out and with FTC their argument was "not publishing games to Sony" which is objectively not true either at this point.

I do expect the acquisition - but it won't leak in any case.

 

[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

Nintendo???

 

[mdkirby]

Given the regulators almost blocked the last deal, where microsoft also promised it wouldn’t lead to job losses. Regulators eventually said “ok”, and MS promptly sacked thousands of people, I can’t imagine it being passed next time.

 

[mitch1971]

So we are back to giving leakers an audience again. That was quick.

 

[lh032]

more studios closure!!??

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

I call creamy stinky horseshit on this one.

Leaker didn't even attempt to read the room.

Xbox console business has cratered. GamePass subs have been stagnant for ages. Boxed game sales have fallen off a cliff. They're losing 3rd party support for their platform left, right and centre, and they're even forced to launch their FP games on the competitor's platform....
.
... ain't no fucking way MS will open their coffers to let Xbox spend any more money on acquisitions.

 

[Topher]

This tweeter is the same guy who made up that nonsense about the FTC withdrawing their complaint regarding the ABK acquisition. OP should stop quoting this guy.