With all the talk about Yahoo, imagine if MS was trying to buy Sony instead

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RolStoppable said:

Legend11 said:

-Microsoft could phase out the Xbox brand and finally have success in Japan (Playstation 4 would be a monster console with franchises such as Halo, Gran Turismo, Gears of War, Ratchet & Clank, Banjo Kazooie, Fable, God of War, Resistance, etc and likely have control of other key franchises like Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto, Mass Effect, Bioshock, Final Fantasy, EA Sports, etc.)

That's an interesting point. If this hypothetical Playstation 4 from MS/Sony would have all these games you mentioned and we take out the franchises that generally don't sell a whole lot in Japan we are left with Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy. Exactly what Sony's Playstation 3 has now. It takes much more than that to win over Japan.

If Sony/MS were to combine Japan would become irrelevant and Japan won't just stick loyal to Nintendo either, I thought the Playstation 1 would have taught Nintendo fans that. With the money both companies have, combined with their underhanded tactics, it would create one hell of a monopoly and it would suck, especially for Nintendo.

In saying that, Sony would never agree. If Sony were to merge with anyone it would be with Apple or Panasonic. No one else.

And Microsoft cannot buy Sony for what they offered Yahoo.....