Xbox Might Not be Able to Acquire Japanese Studios, Analyst Claims

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has expressed his desire to bring Japanese studios under the Xbox Game Studios banner for some time now, although Dr. Serkan Toto of Tokyo-based consultancy Kantan Games believes that the Redmond-based giant would have a hard time in acquiring publishers such as the likes of Sega and Capcom. In the latest issue of Hit Points By Nathan Brown (former editor Edge magazine), Toto talks about how Microsoft acquiring a publisher in the Japan region would be much bigger news in his opinion than the $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Historically, foreign companies (both Asian and Western) haven’t been able to acquire Japanese giants for a variety of reasons- both cultural and otherwise. That said, Microsoft entering into a partnership with Sega and buying Tango Gameworks (part of ZeniMax Media) is just the start of the many moves that it will most likely try to make in the region going forwards.