Xbox boss denies report of Japanese studio acquisition talks

Xbox chief Phil Spencer has poured cold water on a recent report which suggested there was evidence Microsoft was seeking to make studio acquisitions in Japan.

"Several Japan-based game developers, from small to big, said [Microsoft] had approached them about buying their businesses," Bloomberg [paywall] wrote last week. "They asked not to be identified as the talks were private, and declined to give details on how the discussions went."

But when questioned on the report today in a video interview with Gamespot, the boss of Xbox said it was "not accurate".

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