Laughing at everyone who thinks that Microsoft is going to acquire Take Two or EA
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When all the negative karma EA has gathered from gamers over the years finally takes effect and they nose dive in sales and head towards collapse, I could potentially see Microsoft swooping in at the last second and buy them up, mostly for the brands. But right now, no. It would cost too much and they won't get enough in return. They can make better investments by continuing to buy up small dev teams.
And it's pretty much the same for Take Two, except I don't think they have enough negative attention from the audience to think a collapse is a possibility.

@alyx the very obvious candidate is Ubisoft. their market cap matches the budget of a "Bethesda-sized" acquisition. given Microsoft's management style of its subsidiaries and Ubisoft's waning revenue, I think Yves would be open to an acquisition, plus ubisoft's catalog would be a complementary addition to MS's subscription service. however, shareholder approval and Ubisoft's "refocus" away from core games would be hurdles.

@pasture
That..... that's actually is an interesting idea. I can't quite put my finger on it, but for some reason I do see Ubisoft and their franchises as a good fit for Microsoft.

@alyx i mean they're gigantic live service titles that could drive game pass subscriptions
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