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However, the evidence may not be as strong for the FTC’s arguments as it might hope.
Couldn’t they just sell more Xbox consoles?
The internal email outlines a formal request from Xbox lead Phil Spencer to explore the acquisition of Sega, creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and other beloved franchises.
I mean sure, if they actually had stock.
Regardless, what Microsoft says publicly might differ from what they say privately, right?
Well, let’s look at what they said privately, then.
The internal email outlines a formal request from Xbox lead Phil Spencer to explore the acquisition of Sega, creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and other beloved franchises.
In the above email (thanks,Andre4983!
Microsoft recognizes the need to balance its content offering.
Games without a service-level upsell (microtransactions) are probably best suited as exclusives to help grow your platform.
And to that end, some games just make more sense to keep multiplatform.
It would be to the benefit of consumers which is supposed to be within the FTC’s core remit.
Still, Microsoft likely wouldn’t take the loss sitting down.
Sonic Frontierswas the latest outing for everybody’s favorite blue hedgehog, and it was pretty good!
Expect fresh acquisitions to spin up shortly thereafter, whether they acquire Activision-Blizzard or not.
