Xbox boss Phil Spencer has been fairly clear by the years since taking the helm of Microsoft’s gaming plans, together with speaking about branching out the Xbox library past western titles. With Yakuza: Like a Dragon available on Xbox, the curiosity in Japanese franchises is as soon as extra at a excessive, sparking studies that Microsoft has been in talks with a number of Japanese studios for doable acquisition. Spencer is talking out towards these studies, stating that there isn’t any reality to the dialog surrounding present targets.
Speaking with the parents over at GameSpot, Spencer talked about that, so far as he’s conscious, there are not any talks occurring at the moment with Japan-based studios. “I do not suppose so,” he advised the positioning. “I imply, I’m not in each assembly that each workforce has, however I’ll say not from me.”
It’s straightforward to see the place a report like this might spawn from, and even simpler to imagine it is true. Spencer has by no means been quiet about his love for Japanese studios and the wonderful games they create. With the current acquisition news of ZeniMax, and by proxy Bethesda, the subject of who shall be coming beneath the Microsoft umbrella subsequent has been a preferred level of dialog.
At this time, there isn’t any actual have to “push” for any Japanese acquisitions, says Spencer. “Most of the alternatives that we have needed to date have been a long-lasting relationship, and so, I do not suppose we’re on the market with our enterprise card, throwing them out on the nook, looking for individuals.”
He particularly calls out Bloomberg’s current Xbox report when speaking in regards to the acquisition of Shinji Mikami’s Tango Gameworks studio, the studio behind The Evil Within franchise: “I’m excited when the deal closes to get to spend extra time with Tango and the work that they are doing.” Regarding the report from Bloomberg, Spencer added: “I feel that is not correct.”
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[Source: GameSpot]
