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The largest leak in Xbox history revealed Microsoft’s plans for the future of gaming.
TheXbox Series X is set to be refreshedand anew Xbox console is on the way, likely in 2028.
We also learned that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencerwants the company to purchase Nintendo.
His email also explained that he believes the future of Nintendo is on non-Nintendo hardware.
Microsoft had to fight tooth and nail to purchase Activision Blizzard.
Buying Nintendo would likely require moving heaven and earth.
Honestly, even a miraculous legal effort likely wouldn’t get Microsoft the opportunity to acquire Nintendo.
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase was valued at $68.7 billion.
Nintendo is reportedly worth around $54 billion right now.
Based solely on those figures, it may seem possible that a deal could happen.
But Nintendo isn’t Activision Blizzard, and I predict regulators would treat any potential acquisition of Nintendo differently.
But that’s not what I’m going to focus on today.
Instead, I want to know if youwantMicrosoft to purchase Nintendo.
Do you think it would be good for gamers if Nintendo was owned by Microsoft?
What would a combined Microsoft/Nintendo look like?
Is there a franchise that you’re dying to play on Xbox hardware or Xbox Cloud Gaming?
Let us know in thelatest thread in our forums.
Nintendo, for better and for worse, is willing to experiment.
