Starfield
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He already left Sega in 2008 though
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Microsoft are going to announce The Acquisition of SEGA next Wednesday (Believe!)
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Tiamat2san
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SLAAAAAYYYYYYEEEEERRRRR!!!!!
kerry king headbanging mini game and Angel of death karaoke in yakuza 8 confirmed!!!
Strider Highwind
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MS ain't playin around apparently.
LordCBH
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lock2k
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Nintendo bought Sega and Microsoft bought Nintendo instead. lol
Andodalf
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MS bought Waluigi to put him in their smash knock off
lock2k
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That would be actually hilarious.
If they can't, they could just licence Dastardly Dick and call it a day.
BattleScar
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SEGA are also closing a lot of really cool arcades due to COVID.
SlimeGooGoo
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Starfield
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I have a PenisSmart and likes Oblivion, what's not to like about this user?
Please be the mother of my children
Trogdor1123
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They own doom now so is it really a surprise!
Saber
Gold Member
Didn't they made a very very bad Panzer Dragoon clone with Kinect ages ago?
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Kagey K
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Don’t let something minor like that get in the way.
Starfield
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Im not saying its minor but lets not get too off topic hereDon’t let something minor like that get in the way.
KingT731
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He quit sega almost 12 years ago
splattered
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I'm now wondering if this is more of a large library of older existing Sega games coming to xbox through BC/GP and showing all the enhancements to people's favorite titles. Maybe an exclusive here or there too...? I do doubt a full on acquisition. (I would love to see them go in together on a Japanese Xbox though)
Lokaum D+
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would be amazing to play all konami pachinko on my Xbox sX
Andodalf
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MS will 100% have some representation from Sega, but it could just be some games on gamepass or more agressive porting to the platform.
MilkyJoe
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I'm thinking a Sega branded xbox with Sega ip would raise their dead profile in Japan. SEGA gave a great list of ips to bring into modern games.
Mista
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Yeah I think of that also. I don’t see SEGA getting bought by MS but after Zenimax anything is possible
D-Dude
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Sakura Wars on xbox
Mista
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And PC tooSakura Wars on xbox
Svengoolie007
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Microsoft is trying to pull in niche gamers that like Japanese games who have had no interest in Xbox. It's like they finally realized they have the money to just buy everyone out. It's a lot like the Disney strategy.
DarkBatman
SBI’s Employee of the Year
Opening your pre orders one day after your presentation at the TGS is far from a coincidence.
Don't know how credible the "right after the SEGA presentation" part is - that one start at 8pm (JP time) and goes for an hour. And pre orders starting at 9pm in the evening seems very unlikely.
bender
What time is it?
lastmessiah
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What is the point of rebranding the console to Sega? Are the Japanese really that vacant? It has to be more than that.
It wouldn't be a trick - a little bit of paper glued over the Xbox symbol. The rumours said Sega would handle all the marketing and use their connections locally to help garner more support for "their" console.
Thats even less likely than a buyout in my opinion, but it's not entirely a bad idea.
splattered
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This would essentially become the Dreamcast 2, but with Microsoft funding behind it. Super powerful box backed by a super deep wallet making super beloved games that the Japanese community gets to benefit from. Nothing to be vacant about really.
intheinbetween
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It would only make sense IF MS acquired SEGA in order to run the business in APAC, otherwise it is just the same product with a different skin
splattered
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I was thinking about this earlier... MS could make a killing on Japanese themed Sega Series X console exports alone haha
lastmessiah
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But my point is that if its the same as an XSX anyway, does the Sega branding alone make it more appealing in Japan? Seems silly to me.
Andodalf
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100% yes. It being a "Japanese" Product makes it 10x more attractive in Japan even if it's the exact same thing
splattered
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I know it seems silly but it has been done several times in the past with great success believe it or not. It's actually a fantastic idea but i still doubt any of this will happen.
lastmessiah
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Weird. I thought the Japanese were wiser than that.
yeah. But who cares about the Japanese home console market? Everything is mobile/handheld there. The home console market is dead basically, no?
Andodalf
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I think the idea is to raise brand awareness and get them hooked on gamepass and therefore Xcloud.
It's more about them being Xenophobic.
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lock2k
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I miss the time when we had different designs for the same consoles in Japan and the rest of the world. It was so cool and esoteric in a way. It was so cool to go to a friend's house and they had the Super Famicom instead of SNES. It did the same thing but it looked way cooler.
I also had the Japanese Mega Drive with the golden 16 Bit and I hated the design of the Genesis with the huge Genesis over it.
Seems unlikely. Everyone will know its an Xbox.