In the little more than a month and a half that we have been in 2022, the news about the most important video games today has not had as its protagonist the announcement of some powerful AAA expected by everyone, but rather has been related to the acquisition of different companies.
After the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Xbox, as well as that of Bungie by Sony, was confirmed, some insiders spoke that these were not going to be the last acquisitions in the coming weeks. This caused many users to wonder what could be the next company to be acquired by a large company, and one of the questions that arose was the following: Can Xbox buy Ubisoft?
Ubisoft would study a purchase offer, although its intention is to remain independent
During the meeting regarding the latest economic results of the French company (via gamesradar), Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, spoke about the possibility of the company being acquired by another publisher. “Ubisoft can remain independent. We have the talent, the scale of the industry and a great portfolio of popular IP as seen in the press release. Our IPs are sought after by the biggest global players in entertainment and technology. Besides that, if there was an offer to buy us, the board of directors would of course review it in the interest of all interested parties«.
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Subsequently, asked why Ubisoft has not received any acquisition offer to date, to which Guillemot replied that “we won’t speculate on why people haven’t made an offer”. Subsequently, he was pressed about what the company’s reaction to an offer might be, on which he maintained that “I can’t comment any further on that”.
Therefore, Can Xbox buy Ubisoft? The quick answer is that this option exists, although a priori the option that the French studio opts for is to remain independent. However, if those from Redmond were to make a powerful offer in the eyes of Guillemot, it is most likely that this option would be studied very seriously, especially considering that it was recently on the verge of being acquired by Vivendi, before the company finally sold its shares.