Xbox Internal Documents Show Company Considered Buying Sega, Other Major Studios
Documents released as part of Microsoft's trial with the FTC reveal Xbox considered acquiring such major studios as Sega and Bungie.
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Documents released as part of Microsoft's trial with the FTC reveal Xbox considered acquiring such major studios as Sega and Bungie.
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Microsoft had designs on acquiring Sega back in 2020, and eight other studios made the company's "final watchlist" for acquisition, according to documents revealed as part of the hearin
A newly revealed internal email from 2020 from Xbox head Phil Spencer asked for permission to look into purchasing Sega Sammy, and Microsoft also considered buying other publishers and developers.
Xbox chief Phil Spencer wanted to buy Sega and asked Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to approve talks. It’s not clear what happened to the deal, but it’s part of many gaming companies Microsoft was looking at acquiring.