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Microsoft explored buying Sega, Bungie, Niantic, and IO Interactive, wanted to "spend Sony out of business" | Zynga and Supergiant Games were also targets (www.techspot.com)

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A 2020 email from Xbox chief Phil Spencer to both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Microsoft CFO Amy Hood requested approval to approach Sega Sammy about a...

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[–] brawleryukon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not that it's a fair comparison because both companies are much more than their gaming divisions, but... Sony's market cap is around $114 billion. Microsoft's is $2.49 trillion.

If MS really decided they wanted full control of the console gaming space, they absolutely have the means to spend Sony into oblivion.

All that said, you'd like to think that government regulators would step in and stop the acquisition train in its tracks if they did try to buy everything up like that.

[–] visor841@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely, the Activision acquisition has already been blocked so far in the US by the FTC, and looks to be on very shaky ground there.