A 2020 email from Xbox chief Phil Spencer to both Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Microsoft CFO Amy Hood requested approval to approach Sega Sammy about a…
Do they actually think they can do that?
Not that it’s a fair comparison because both companies are much more than their gaming divisions, but… Sony’s market cap is around $114 billion. Microsoft’s is $2.49 trillion.
If MS really decided they wanted full control of the console gaming space, they absolutely have the means to spend Sony into oblivion.
All that said, you’d like to think that government regulators would step in and stop the acquisition train in its tracks if they did try to buy everything up like that.
It all depends on whether they got caught. Problem is, Microsoft has always been on the monopoly radar because of Windows and their suit in 2001 They were kinda screwed from the start.
