Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Wu Yanzu in South China for the delivery of clues! CTOnews.com June 29 news, with Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard deal reviewed, more inside information has been revealed. Microsoft considered acquiring Square Enix (SE), the publisher of the final Fantasy series, and adding it to its Xbox portfolio, according to internal documents released during the FTC v. Microsoft hearing.

▲ final Fantasy 16 game poster according to The Verge, the documents show that Microsoft is interested in Square Enix for a variety of reasons. Part of the reason is to consolidate Xbox's historical position in the Asian market. There is another obvious reason: to drive the growth of Xbox Game Pass through Square Enix's new games and IP, a rich game in the past.

In addition, there is another reason for the potential acquisition-in order to grow in the mobile sector, Microsoft said the potential acquisition could help "future mobile exclusive game pass products."

"combining Square Enix's powerful mobile native products with our own products may help us create mobile native Xbox Game Pass," the document said. The document added that Square Enix's games, including portable versions of classic games sold at a premium, would be "of great value to subscription services."

According to CTOnews.com, Microsoft has also considered buying other gaming companies such as Sega and Bungie, and even thought of "killing Sony with money", but it didn't happen.

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