Iron Lord Predict Microsoft will acquire Square Enix

[Dabaus]

I’m actually at the point that this could be true. I say this because this king David is the “hold the line” guy that Microsoft executives were tweeting about. Him and the iron lords are flown out to Microsoft shows to hang out with Phil Spencer. I wouldn’t be shocked if they give him inside info to spread it.

Yes theyre extremely toxic, but haven’t we learned thats exactly WHO Microsoft is from these court hearings? Haven’t we learned they want to spend Sony out of business? I don’t doubt for a moment Microsoft would threaten trade deals to hand pick which company would be forced to sell.

On the other Token we see Sony is just as cheap and arrogant as some of us think they are. Of course they wouldn’t make a move for a publisher, why would they? They’re too big to be ignored (for now) so just let MS buy everything and everyone up. Sony had 18 billion dollars to spend and have almost nothing to show for it.

 

[Johnic]

It's an Xbox shill. They predict MS will buy anything.

But yeah, knowing Sony, they'd probably let it happen and instead buy a shitty little studio no one ever heard of, that's working on a GaaS.

 

[Gediminas]

delusional. they couldn't buy Sega but they will buy SE. m$ will buy nothing. if people thinks that, only institution which can help them is Asylum.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Maybe, who knows? Who is Iron lord and why should we care about what he thinks?

If MS buys SE that just means SE had a nice run and it's pretty much over for them going forward. There is no way MS wouldn't completely kill their output and in a matter of a few years all the key talent would've left.

 

[Muddasar]

Sure they are.

Gotta love Xbox shills.

Shit all over SE games including FF16 but want them to be acquired.

It’s almost as if Microsoft and its fans want to be Playstation.

You even have Microsoft running to Kojima productions to get an exclusive game.

 

[Muddasar]

It's an Xbox shill. They predict MS will buy anything.

But yeah, knowing Sony, they'd probably let it happen and istead buy a shitty little studio no one ever heard of, that's working on a GaaS.

Not happening.

How many hostile Japanese takeovers have we seen?

The only one is SNK who were tiny and not on the protected list.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Not happening.

How many hostile Japanese takeovers have we seen?

The only one is SNK who were tiny and not on the protected list.

Why are you assuming it would be hostile? It's not out of the realm of possibility that some Japanese publishers would want to cash out of this market.

You guys don't seem to have learned anything from the whole Bethesda/ABK thing. Things work in a different way when you are a multi trillion dollar company throwing billions around like it's nothing.

 

[Remij]

Would be highly illegal for MS to fly out fans to tell them about future acquisitions..

 

[Dabaus]

MS can basically do whatever they want. They run rough shod over regulators and can just use blackmail on the Japanese trade deals to force them to do what they want.

 

[Muddasar]

Why are you assuming it would be hostile? It's not out of the realm of possibility that some Japanese publishers would want to cash out of this market.

How many have you seen?

How many have been allowed by the Japanese government?

We are talking about a country which even regulates Wasabi and restricts Wagyu cow export cause they are considered national treasures lol.

 

[Yeona]

I don't really think they just gave some random people inside information like that since that could result in insider trading.

But would I be surprised if that's the case? Hell no. People are delusional if they think Microsoft is just going to call it quits there. There is no such thing as a corporation the size of Microsoft just "being satisfied" with a set amount of growth. They'll always want more, and the thing is they have a fiduciary duty to pursue that growth if that's what their shareholders wish.

Microsoft will keep gobbling up publishers and studios. May not be straight away, but they will once the Internet's alarmingly short memory lets them do it with impunity.

The US justice system will always protect them, and for what it's worth: It's not a coincidence that the only regulators who opposed Microsoft's megalomaniacal ABK acquisition were all not government related and thus not easy to bribe. Take that for what you will.

 

[Puff]

Playstation deserves to die then

 

[Gamernyc78]

Them japanese companies aint giving up that Nani like tht to gaijin.

 

[FatKaz]

I have to give it to microsoft shills.

They not only have got their own gullible followers parroting their rubbish, but they also got playstation fans.

 

[Muddasar]

I have to give it to microsoft shills.

They not only have got their own gullible followers parroting their rubbish, but they also got playstation fans.

Exactly.

Expect Round 2 of whining here after the FF14 news.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Exactly.

Expect Round 2 of whining here after the FF14 news.

Yeah "the Sony is doomed" whiners are really annoying.

 

[anonpuffs]

Lmao stop giving these frauds air time FFS

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Is that SenjutsuSage in the group? The face match with the picture from twitter I think

Anyway, I believe it and Sega too. Sony is just not doing anything so whatever.

 

[Entropi]

Wasn’t there a rumor by xbots that MS was about to buy Bungie, and then, bam! Sony bought it instead?