2023-09-25 16:28:21
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By: Samuel M. | 09-25-23
The acquisitions of Microsoft They have sparked a lot of comments within the video game industry. Several are excited about the possibilities that open up when the Activision Blizzard transaction is completed, while others look askance at the company behind the Xbox brand’s interest in seeking to acquire as many studios as possible.
Although there were no rumors regarding the possibility of acquiring Capcom, Bloomberg He managed to speak with Haruhito Tsujimoto, the company’s director of operations, to find out his opinion regarding mergers and/or acquisitions of studios. Tsujimoto stated that they were a “goal” at some point, but they always preferred “organic growth” since they seek to train and develop human resources internally to be able to carry out growth strategies.
Likewise, he said that Capcom prefers to have “external partners» instead of thinking about being able to acquire companies. The Bloomberg journalist posed the hypothetical case that a company like Microsoft approached him with a tempting proposal, although Tsujimoto had a quite interesting response.
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«I would graciously decline the offer because I think it would be better if we were equal partners.s.» said the executive. With this answer it is more than clear that Capcom seeks to have a different path than other companies. The Japanese company’s refusal to be acquired should not be surprising, since they are currently enjoying very good profits thanks to the success that franchises such as Resident Evil y Monster Hunter.
In February 2022, the company also received good news when it was revealed that Saudi Arabia had invested a large amount of money in shares as part of a plan by Mohamed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, who considered that his country’s economy was not should depend so much on oil.
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