Can we please put this "MS can't buy Japanese companies" shit to rest? Pretty sure they can, but it's much harder.

Yeah, a couple really good points, but Platinum doesn't own any prominent, if any, IPs. All their big games they made in the late 2000s and early 2010s are owned by Sega. Astral Chain is owned by Nintendo, Nier of course is Square. Idk what the state of Babylon's Fall is, but I remember reading a story in 2020 that Platinum would barely start publishing their own IPs

Damn just found out that Shinji co founded Platinum Games. Might actually be a good get and have them work together. Their games to me are a little hit and miss though. But they want to focus as well on live service, something PS is interested in.

This is smartly put I will agree. I wonder what concessions assuming they want a Japanese company. Maybe continue to let PG work with Nintendo, but also release those games on Xbox? I'm sure PC will help carry some of that burden of games not selling well on Xbox. But if everything would go to game pass then who knows if that would be matter. 

“The most important thing for us is to have the freedom to make the games that we want to make,” he said. “What I hear about the recent acquisitions, I don’t think Microsoft is going to start micromanaging Activision to where they take away all their freedom… I don’t think it’s going to be a relationship like that.

Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/platinums-ceo-says-he-wouldnt-dismiss-acquisition-offers-as-long-as-our-freedom-is-respected/

Looks like MS would check that box if history has shown us anything the last few years. 

New ip from coalition, Fable with PG, creative freedom with Activision support studios. 

Would be fun to have more support for Shinji if anything. 

Platinum would be a great get for MS. This way they can focus on just making the games they want instead of having to worry about funding and taking on everything just to stay afloat.

Yeah Platinum are basically asking for MS to buy them. Phil has talked numerous times about acquiring a Japanese development studio and just having Tango isn’t enough. It’s time to see if he can fulfill on that promise.

MS acquiring a Japanese publisher is far fetched and this would be their only chance to actually get a big name so what exactly is Phil waiting for? This an opportunity landing on your lap right now.

Without a doubt Kamiya talked to Mikami about MS and how it is to work under them and very likely got a positive reception, FYI both a still very good friends. If MS does decide to pull the trigger then they need to acquire the Bayonetta and Vanquish IP from SEGA too.

As some are also pointing out this would likely create a Domino effect that could give MS more opportunities to to either acquire more Japanese devs or have more be willing to work with Xbox possibly even get some exclusives. When you look at the list of independent Japanese studios imo Platinum are at the top.

The Ukraine Russia conflict is escalating and now its looking like Russia will invade this week. This will mean that Stalker 2 will likely get cancelled. It’s going to be interesting if this will affect Atomic Heart as well since the devs of that game are Russian.

Cyberpunk 2077’s next gen patch seems to be launching tomorrow