A few months ago, documents leaked during a court hearing against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission revealed that Microsoft was interested in acquiring Sega as early as 2020, but this does not mean that the Japanese publisher and developer is willing to be acquired. COO Uchimi Shushi dismissed the possibility of acquiring Sega in an interview with CNBC, explaining that Microsoft is not the only company interested in acquiring Sega, but he does not think such an acquisition will happen.
"Many companies are interested in us. We feel honored that we have a lot of attractive IP and potential. However, the company's current holders are very powerful. I don't think this kind of transaction will happen."
There may be players who are wondering whether the "I don't think" part of Utsumi Shushi's statement leaves this possibility open, but it's just a fairly standard expression used by Japanese executives and developers when expressing their opinion on something that isn't final. In fact, these words basically indicate that Utsumi Shushi does not believe that Sega will be acquired by anyone.
This "acquisition boom" in the gaming industry has been going on for quite some time, and many people hope that the acquisition of this or that manufacturer can be realized so that their favorite companies can get new life, especially after Microsoft acquired Bethesda and Activision Blizzard and Sony acquired Bungie.
On the other hand, many players are wary of further consolidation in the gaming industry and are worried that there will be fewer and fewer multi-platform and exclusive games.