| whatz3rname said: Well, I think SE never would let MS buy them. Think about it. To wich platforms do they release and sell most games? Yeah, Wii, DS and PSP. I don't think even Microsoft's money could change their minds to only make games for Xbox consoles. And I don't really think MS would let SE make Wii, DS and PSP game, despite that Rare has released a few GBA and DS titles. I mean if Microsoft released Dragon Quest X for the Wii it wouln't help their console. And Sony and Level-5 could be possible, but I don't think that Sony have that kind of money right now in their current state so they will leave it be. And I really don't think the games should increase in the quality if, in first hand, Microsoft bought Square Enix. Even they don't have the money to fund development costs and publishing for all SE games so they rellay could increase in quality. |
You have it backward. If Microsoft would buy them, they didn't have to worry about what platforms they used to sell most on. They would be single platform. 'SE would not be an independent company anymore, but a Microsoft studio, which means they don't have shareholders to please anymore, but only Microsoft.
Sony doesn't have any money and more than enough problems at the moment, so the idea of them buying L5 is completely ridiculous (I know you said that, this is general).
SquareEnix has a way to high market cap to be bought by any company, even Nintendo, which has even more cash on hand than Microsoft. So the scenario of SE being taken over is not going to happen.
