Microsoft Executive: We Are in a Position to Bankrupt Sony

The era has changed in console wars that have lasted for decades. The platform, which has the best and many quality games, will be the platform that will assume the leadership of the next decades. Well, that’s why Sony actually owned Microsoft’s Activision’s purchase He’s been against it for months.

However, newly revealed details also revealed that Microsoft is not only after the Activision Blizzard acquisition. The company that set its head on the game industry, plans to acquire a few more giant production companies appeared. Other unknown details were also shared.

Microsoft wanted to buy Bungie and SEGA!

According to documents submitted by Microsoft to the Federal Trade Commission and obtained by The Verge, Microsoft also coveted SEGA’s game development studios. For this in November 2020 by CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood To SEGA Sammy Holdings An article has been sent.

In the aforementioned article, Microsoft noted that the acquisition will affect the Xbox Game Pass service in a good way, and that it can achieve great success, especially in Asia. It is not yet known whether there is a dispute between SEGA and Microsoft.

On the other hand, another document that emerged included companies that Microsoft had put on the watch list. The company is under the umbrella of Sony today. He was also considering buying Bungie.

Of course, apart from these two names on the list, IO Interactive, the developer of Hitman games, mobile game developers Thunderful, Supergiant Games, Zynga, Niantic and Playrix There was also. In fact, we shared detailed information about Zynga recently:

Big words from Microsoft official!

Another detail that emerged with the confrontation of Microsoft and the US Federal Trade Commission was the heartbreaking words of Xbox Game Studios President Matt Booty. Booty, in an e-mail he sent in 2019, invested 2 to 3 billion dollars in 2020. That they could even drive Sony into bankruptcy was defending. Of course, the weapon here was Xbox Game Pass.

“We are in a unique enough situation to bankrupt Sony. It’s almost impossible for anyone to launch a new streaming video service right now.”

Of course, the fact that this e-mail was presented during the Activision Blizzard acquisition talks also drew a reaction. Microsoft from the Activision acquisition of e-mail Sent 25 months agoHe argued that it was not relevant. It was emphasized in the e-mail that industry trends were examined.