Microsoft considered acquiring Square Enix

Microsoft Considered Acquiring Square Enix and Making Its Games Exclusive

A court blooper in the ongoing FTC vs. Microsoft and Activision legal battle has revealed that Microsoft considered acquiring Square Enix in 2019, with the view to making its future games exclusive to its own ecosystem. Documents that were supposed to be redacted have now ended up confirming multiple industry rumors that were previously officially denied by game companies.

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