Xbox reportedly looking to buy from Japanese developers

Xbox is reportedly looking to buy from Japanese game development studios and has been in contact with both large and small developers. According to a Bloomberg report, “several game developers based in Japan” of varying sizes have been approached by Microsoft to discuss the issue. acquiring their business. The developers have requested not to be identified at this time due to the private nature of the discussions.

Bloomberg sources suggest that Microsoft is considering potential new Japanese developers to put under its wing as part of the Xbox Games Studios brand, even after it recently acquired Bethesda and Zenimax for a whopping $ 7.5 billion. In response to this report, Jeremy Hinton, Xbox Sales Manager for Asia, told Bloomberg that Microsoft “is still open to discussions with suitable creators. Acquisitions are a possibility, but there are no announcements. to share for now, ”the article said. .

It’s part of what appears to be a concerted effort to break into the Japanese market – a region with which Xbox has had a complicated history. A recent rumor that Microsoft was planning to buy SEGA started to circulate as a result of the Bethesda deal, although this is very unfounded as of yet, so take it with a pinch of salt.

In other Xbox news, we recently took a look at Microsoft’s two next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. If you want more of the specifics, here’s our comparative breakdown of tech specs and features. of both consoles. .

;

Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.