No Microsoft deal on the cards
Utsumi also addressed rumors of Microsoft interest to buy the company.
The Redmond, Washington technology giant reportedly considered acquiring Sega as well as Bungie, the studio originally responsible for Halo, the Verge reported earlier this year, citing internal documents from a hearing in the Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Sega's operations chief dismissed the suggestion that Sega, which is owned by Sega Sammy Corporation, the company formed from the merger of Sega and Sammy Corporation in 2004, had any intention of being sold to another party.
"Many companies are interested. We feel honored," Utsumi told CNBC.
"We have attractive IPs and potentials. Companies owned by the owner. A strong owner. I don't think that (right now) that kind of transaction is going to happen. (I don't expect that)".
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Sega's been acquiring stuff lately as well, things which Microsoft definitely has zero interest in.
SEGA Sammy have reached an agreement to acquire GAN Limited, a "provider for casino operators in the United States and B2C online gaming operator in Europe and South America."
— MauroNL (@MauroNL3) November 8, 2023
Total acquisition price is $107.6m and expected to close at the end of 2024. pic.twitter.com/MdvGT525WI
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