Microsoft Bids for Sega

April 23, 2003 - 9:00pm

Microsoft have gotten everyone excited about the lengths they are willing to go to in order to make XBox the most popula console. First they bought Rare, a legendary developer, then rumours started about the possible acquisition of Vivendi's gaming division and now new rumours suggest that they are thinking about acquiring Sega.

In the fight to secure exclusive content for the XBox, Microsoft have demonstrated that they are willing to do almost anything. They have continuously stressed that to them content, especially in its exclusive form, is the most important ingredient for domination in the console wars.
As far as the specific Sega rumour is concerned, there does seem to be some basis for it since a Japanese newspaper, the Daily Yomiuri, reports that Microsoft have informed Sega that they are about to buy a stake in the company. Another strange fact is that representatives of both companies have refused to comment, fuelling further speculation.

It is well known that Sega are open to such bids ever since their announcement in February 2003 that they were considering an offer from pinball machine company, Sammy for an undisclosed sum. Since then the number of suitors has grown with Namco and EA also named as interested parties.
At present the official line from the company, according to Sega of America spokeswoman Gwen Marker, is that right now the only offers that are on the table are from Namco and Sammy. Offers which were discussed in a board meeting in Japan on Tuesday. Have Microsoft managed to sneak in a bid? The reasons why Sega would make an exciting acquisition prospect for MS are obvious, the money to carry out such a move is there and the two companies have enjoyed some form of cooperation since Sega of America's former president, Peter Moore, resigned in January and joined Xbox.

So for the time being the rumours continue to grow, some analysts do claim that a company of the size of Sega would not be easily absorbed by Microsoft and would drain resources until it could become an efficient content developer for XBox.

It might not be Vivendi, heck it might not even be Sega but it is obvious that Microsoft are itching for that big buy, the one that will make XBox become an irresistible item to any gamer and we all know what Bill wants Bill gets.

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Microsoft Bids for Sega

sony doesnt have a monopoly on the gaming world, only on consoles. and hes trying to crush them and steal their monopoly... he wants to destroy them completely so you have no choice but to buy xbox because the rest are out of business

Microsoft Bids for Sega

What does Sega have anyways? Sonic?(kids game. Is that not what all you X-BOX and PS2 owners bag Nintendo about? lmao. Hypocrites.)The ONLY decent games they have are their sports titles, and that is why EA wants them too. Big deal.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

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Microsoft Bids for Sega

Microsoft wants to stop all competion in the console world.Microsoft belongs on the PC and PC ONLY.The XBOX is a poor developed machine its just a computer with Windows 2000.I went and played one the other day and it locked up. Anything Microsoft has these problems.I hope EA or someone else gets sega because i would hate to see the games that i loved when i was little in Microsoft hands.Sonic still remains a great game any gamer can enjoy it.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

Sega wont sell out!!! there to clever and besides the x-box is cack, there losing money and sega knows it. Bring on Namco me thinks they would make good partners, we need another ridge racer aswell!!!Sega cant be thinking of selling out to microsoft, cause they have close ties with the original rivals nintendo what with the new f-zero coming out. Oh and Toejam and earl needs to be released on the PS2 and the cube......The original was sweet!!!!

Microsoft Bids for Sega

If sega were considerin a sell out then surely it would be to SOny if they were interested as we all know how mnay people own ps2's! But really I dont like my ps2 anyways!Why concentrate on one console anyway? The projected income to be made for Sega would surely drop as apposed to being on all consoles! They wont sell out to microsoft anyways but Namco and Sammy would be possibilities!If they dont sell out to Microsoft but to someone else I hope nintendo still get exclusive rights to the sonic adventure series! They r damn class games!

Microsoft Bids for Sega

f**k f**k f**kWhat the f**k is thatI hate Sony i hate itWHat the f**k do they wantA f**king stick in the asshowWhy are they keepink this stupid idea for the stupid competitionI just hope that the best game ever - SINIC will be still the sameI am PLying it even on my PC with Emu.AND WHAT THE f**k IS THAT STUPID PICTURE HER.THIS STUPID WOLF SONIC.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

Great.. Microshaft is gonna buy sega...Now instead of sonic being the fastest thing alive, he'll be the slowest, crashiest, and most unreliable hedgehog on the planet.Before you start running you'll wait for a load screen for each step, and if you run to fast, xbox won't keep up with sonic, and it will crash.Remember mechwarrior? Went to shit after microsoft took it over.I have an N64, and I never play it, but when I used to play consoles, the thought of microsoft getting its hands into it sounded really bad.Sonic's blue skin will match the blue screen of death perfectly.. dont' you think?

Microsoft Bids for Sega

This is bloody sholcing, i cant beleive Microsoft think they can just stomp all over the market like this, at the detriment to the money spending public. First Rare, now Sega, is nothing sarcred?Bottom line is, DON'T LET A HARWARD MANUFACTURER BUY OUT SEGA! Namco seems like the best deal to me, but any large software publisher, especially a Japanese one, would have 100 times more respect for Sega's gaming heretige and newly establiushed cross-platfrom status than the big bad, and bullish, M.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

why the f*ck must microsotf screw over everyone else. yes we all know you have money, first rare and now this? the only reason is because xbox SUCKS and the only thing keeping it alive is Xbox Live

Microsoft Bids for Sega

Another Anti-competition attempt. If Sega was sold to Microsoft, perpare for worst time to come. Microsoft will bring down the whole video game industries. Happen to Atari in the 80's & it will happen again. Dooms day for the videogame as we know it will come to a halt.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

It just make me sick that Microsoft would buy out other company for their own personal gain. This tells me Microsh!t never gives a sh*t about the consumers. They only do it because they want to kill competition. It seems like Microsh!t can't take a little competition. That shows you how pussy they are. For those who own Xbox, F*CK U for supporting a F*CKUP company.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

ROFL if you read the article, you would see that EA and Namco expressed an intrest. I suppose they would be aquiring Sega for any reason BUT personal gain......If Sega are willing to accept offers, someone is going to buy it - it will go to the highest bidder. If Microsoft is the highest bidder, then it gets the company. Would you rather have Microsoft buy it or see Sonic + Chums banished to the pinball domain? One day you'll have to realise that it really is a big bad world out there, that your opinion doesnt actually matter unless you've got enough of the green to back it up. You want a world which you can change, go buy an RPG and play that to your hearts content.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

LET ME ASK YOU U F*CKUP XBOX SUPPORTER. IF THERE IS NO OTHER CONSOLE EXCEPT XBOX, DO YOU THINK M$ WILL MAKE YOU BUY CONSOLE EVERY YEAR JUST BECAUSE THEY UPGRADE WITH A NEW ENCHASEMENT. YOU XBOX NEVER GET IT. YOU BUY IT JUST BECAUSE IT HAS THE BEST GRAPHICS. OVERALL M$ WANT EVERYTHING THEIR WAY & THEY WILL GET IT. IF THERE IS NO COMPETITION, WE WILL FORCE TO BUY XBOX FOR GAMES & PC FOR WINDOWS OS SYSTEM. F*CK U ALL FOR SUPPORTING XBOX.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

This is why I don't buy Xbox. Microsoft buying company for their own benefits. They don't care how much it cost as long as they have videogame market to themselves. Ask yourself why aren't M$ expanding themself with windows, IE & other PC programs? They lost the Anti-trust cases & they can't do anything. Therefore M$ is focus their effort on Videogames industries. M$ use the same tactic as they did with Windows. Do you think M$ should get away with this? It would be another Windows nightmare part 2 all over again. M$ can't take any competitions. They sux when it comes to compete with other industries.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

Without Microsoft, we would all be paying thousands of dollars for a useless piece of shit Mac. Mock Microsoft all you want, in usability Windows is far ahead of anything else. And for them wanting to take of the video game market, that’s business.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

Do you like people control what you play & what you can put in your PC? Microsoft is planning to make everything Microsoft. Why would you support globalization organization who seeks control over every computer in the world. Now it will be videogame industries. Would you like it if Microsoft makes you play their game & forget about other games? Well F*CK THAT SH*T.

Microsoft Bids for Sega

MICROSOFT IS LIKE SADDAM HUSSEIN. MICROSOFT WILL KILL ANYONE WHO WILL OPPOSE OR COPY THEIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES. M$ MAKES BILLIONS & MAKE OTHER PEOPLE SUFFER. THEY SUPPRESS CONSUMERS OF THEIR MONEY. THEY WANTS TO MAKE YOU POOR. MICROSOFT USE LIES ABOUT THEIR TACTIC. MICROSOFT HAS WINDOWS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. THEY CAN CRASH ANY WINDOWS IF THEY WANT MAKING YOU SUFFER. MICROSOFT BUILT THEIR OS THE BEST WHILE EVERYONE USE CRAPPY WINDOWS. MICROSOFT IS A SUPPORTER OF TERRORIST. THEY MAKE THE OS EXTREMELY BUGGY SO PEOPLE LIKE THEM CAN HACK INTO YOUR OS. MICROSOFT IS EVIL & WILL FOREVER BE EVIL. WOULD YOU SUPPORT SADDAM? - HELL NO. WHY SUPPORT MICROSOFT?

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