Prediction: Microsoft closes Activision purchase by Wednesday, October 18th

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Qwark on 26 July 2023

Seems like a safe bet, the question is how many more publishers will Microsoft buy before this gen ends. With the focus on mobile Take2 should be a good buy. Capcom and Sega also would be a great buy for Microsoft.

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trunkswd on 26 July 2023

Qwark said:

Seems like a safe bet, the question is how many more publishers will Microsoft buy before this gen ends. With the focus on mobile Take2 should be a good buy. Capcom and Sega also would be a great buy for Microsoft.

After everything they have gone through to acquire Activision Blizzard I don't see them going after another major publisher like Take-Two. Maybe a smaller one like Sega at best. I see them focusing on acquiring smaller developers they have a good relationship with like Certain Affinity and Asobo for now at least.

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