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jarrod on 25 March 2010
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Doobie_wop said:
jarrod said:
Doobie_wop said:
If another major competitor enter's the next gen, then most likely we'd have to lose one of the companies we have now (unless the new console fail's). I'm content with the three we have now, but if I had to choose, I'd replace Microsoft with SEGA. I'd really like to see a merge between to companies though, now that would be interesting: Segatari anyone?

Microsoft buys Sega?  At this point, I'd honestly take them over Sammy...

Meh, anything to kick Sega into the mainstream again. SEGA are sitting on a goldmine of IP's which given the chance could out due both Sony and Nintendo in the software department and Microsoft seem's like the only company large enough to back them up with the cash.

It could be good, but I also expect they'd probably kill a lot of Sega's western subsidiaries.  I just can't see Secret Level, The Creative Assembly or Sports Interactive surviving at all.  Prope (in Japan) would probably be okay, and I think MS would try to buff up Sega's waning JP R&D.  They'd probably also have to get out of the arcade biz though.  Rebranding Xbox 360 under Sega in Japan could actually help them locally, and I think Sony losing Yakuza would be a major blow for PS3 (same deal with Nintendo and Sonic on DS/Wii in the west, but less so).