| chakkra said: My theory? MS wants to buy something in Japan and asked for the US government's help to preemptively put some pressure into Japan so they don't block it. |
What we've seen here, is that some people are saying Sony needs to lock up Japanese studios, and some are saying they need to lock up western studios because the Japanese one's aren't going anywhere.
If you're MS and you actually want even more western devs, a strategic way to get Sony to focus less on acquiring western studios, and more on Japanese studios, would be to do exactly this. Get the US government involved in Sony's dealings with Japan. Put the heat on PS. Push Sony to buy up those Japanese studios and spend the rest of the cash they have on hand, so MS is free to keep buying the western one's without worrying about Sony anymore.
It could be like you say though. If MS goes after another big western studio, they'll have just as difficult a time if not harder, but if they go after a much smaller, yet still large Japanese studio, the only problems they'll probably have are Sony and the Japanese government. Using the US government right now to try and smear Sony could be a first move in an eventual Japanese acquisition.
Whatever the move is exactly, MS isn't fkn around anymore and means serious business when they sic the US Government on you. Another US gaming company for that matter.
