They saw their name in the top 17 and want that M$ Money lol, getting bought by Xbox would actually help this studio though.

I would rather Microsoft have tried to acquire these smaller publishers/developers over Activision Blizzard as well. Microsoft had a close relationship with Remedy as Alan Wake and Quantum Break were Xbox exclusives. 

Soon should be done with FF16 and might need something lighter in tone. May give Hi-Fi Rush a serious go.

To be fair, mine was slightly different, as mine had the Starfield logo with the artwork and yours is just the artwork. But I had completely forgot your avatar was that similar when I changed mine, and didn't notice until days after I changed it. Went ahead and changed mine since the similarities were confusing people, now I'm rocking Sam from Starfield, who I can already tell will be one of my favorite companions, seeing as he is a Space Cowboy (very Firefly and Cowboy Bebop) and is voiced by Elias Toufexis (whose distinctly gravelly voice also voices Deux Ex protagonist Adam Jensen, one of my favorite game characters of all time).

I wonder if the FTC expert is the same one the CMA used.  The reason I asked because I remember that the CMA did not actually want to use their expert which seemed kind of odd if that was a person they were depending on for their analysis of the market.

Add Sega + Paradox.

I know you weren't talking financially but I did want to talk about it though, I don't know how Microsoft will reach their goal of doubling their Gaming revenue to $30bn by 2030 without ABK...That seems like a very lofty goal, Imo. Even with ABK, I think they'll need a few more studios or maybe one more publisher.

This may be a 3rd party analyst though, does anyone know who/what Keystone is?

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Sega Corp. dismissed speculation it may be the target of acquirers including Microsoft Corp., as the studio behind Sonic The Hedgehog stressed it intends to remain part of a bigger Japanese entertainment conglomerate. Sega, maintains a close relationship with Xbox-maker Microsoft but will remain within Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., co-Chief Operating Officer Shuji Utsumi told Bloomberg News.

Sega Sammy’s shares rose to their highest since 2007 this week. Legal filings in the Federal Trade Commission’s suit against Microsoft revealed that the US company considered buying Sega to beef up its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

“No, not now,” Utsumi said when asked if the company was open to acquisition talks. He declined to say whether Microsoft had made a formal approach.

Sega has strong relationships with platform owners from Sony Group Corp. and Nintendo Co. to Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. But Microsoft values Sega more than other platform operators, Utsumi said. The pair announced they will consider forming a strategic alliance in 2021 to support Sega’s initiative of developing big-budget games.

“We are very close with Microsoft and have a great relationship with its management team,” he said. “Microsoft particularly has a high regard for us. Xbox’s Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are really serious about values that video game fans emphasize.”

Sega COO Quashes Talk of Microsoft Deal in Favor of Independence - Bloomberg

Those Xbox shipment numbers show a few things

1. VGChartz was largely correct in their estimates
2. Xbox’s console sales aren’t nearly as bad as many make them out to be (including Microsoft themselves)
3. Ampere is systemically under tracking Xbox console numbers. We knew this with like 90% certainty but there can be no doubt now

I just made an edit, they're from Keystone Analytics so not official numbers still 😭