Machiavellian said:
EricHiggin said:
If Take Two was thinking or open to selling, whatever the reason, and SNY had stepped up already and made a decent offer, it could be a situation where they make it clear the deal happens soon between them or not at all. If SNY get's wind that Take Two is shopping then the deals off. With how SNY can be sometimes, this wouldn't really be anything out of the norm. You see this happen all the time on shows like Shark Tank or Dragons Den where the big shot investors/purchasers do this because they don't want to get into a bidding war. If MS doesn't want to buy Take Two in general, or doesn't want to spend that kind of money right now, then Take Two would be in a tougher spot. Considering this all comes after MS has spent a bunch of money on multiple smaller studios, it wouldn't be crazy to think it was smart strategy by SNY the entire time. That's not to say MS couldn't find $20 large to outbid SNY, but the likelihood of that after the moves MS has already made is much more improbable. Then again, it all may be bogus to begin with.
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First off, the rumor is that Sony made an offer not T2 stating they were up for sale. The likely hood of MS doing whatever they see fit to stay competitive in the business we have no clue of but you can believe they have so much cash reserves that 20BN they could easily afford without blinking an eye. For a company like MS have huge cash on hand not making you money really isn't all that great. So if MS is willing to purchase the companies they have and could also get R* and the other gems within T2, why would they not do it. Your reason is that they already spent to much money which really doesn't hold water.
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Not sure why this has to be brought up so often, but MS =/= Xbox. Xbox does not have access to the money MS does. MS allocates them a budget and that's what they get. They may be able to convince a higher up to give them more, but they aren't convincing them to give them $14B+ to buy a publisher and its IPs for a game release every 3-4 years in each, minus a couple yearly sports titles. Xbox just isn't that high of a priority for MS, and definitely not for its investors.
PlayStation, on the other hand, is one of Sony's main focuses. If they felt it would bolster them for next gen, and weaken their competition enough, they definitely would do this. However, they may not think its worth it ,either, if T2's games are just going to sell 60-70% on there systems anyway.