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At the moment, Rumour has it that Microsoft are looking to get Capcom and Sega, just like they did with Rare.
Its not so easy to push these rumours aside when a member of Microsoft (Robbie Bach ?) mentioned that Rare were only to be the first of a number of developers Microsoft are looking to buy.

Has to be said, if Microsoft are successful in adding both Capcom and Sega as exclusive developers, the competition are in real trouble.
Both companies have very strong titles to their names. Especially Sega with their excellent games.
Then of course Capcom are already providing us with Steel Battalion, Capcom Vs SNK and Marvel Vs Capcom and we all know what other games they are responsible for. :-)

Mantis wrote:
> Savatt wrote:
> So it looks like MS and Sega have a good working relationship.
>
> To back that up Sega are using Xbox hardware to power its mew arcade
> machines. All future sega arcade games should make it to xbox then I
> take it.
>

Actually they use the Triforce board with Namco and Nintendo, and Namco have always supplied the leading Arcade boards.

Who cares? As long as we get the games to play does it really matter who buys who? I don't mean I don't want to hear about the news etc but I don't want to become obssesed with who's buying who. At the moment there are 33 games on my wish list between now and Febuary and to be honest there is no way that I will be able to afford them all. If more games/companies become exclusive to the Xbox then thats great, but with all the great titles already coming to the Xbox I am happy enough.

I heard a rumour similar to this, if it is true microsoft will probably win the console wars, but at the same time earn themselves a bad name.

If this page is going to be about rumours for xbox it will end up longer than the longest thread.

The Master wrote:
> always ready with a list a sav :)

Always mate. ;-)

What do you mean "Or" Mantis ? Personally I want all 3 of those titles on the X-Box. ;-)

I've heard that a Streets Of Rage game is being developed and we could also be getting their new Shinobi game too. Another Sega title I'd love to see on X-Box is Golden Axe.
And this might sounds lame to some, but I'd love to see what they could do with Altered Beast now. :-)

gamezfreak wrote:
> Who cares about Capcom? We Want Rockstar/Take 2/DMA Design!

I care mate. :-) Capcom are responsible for series such as Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Dino Crisis and top 2D beat em ups such as Street Fighter 2.

Of course theres plenty of room for the developer you mentioned too. :-)
But as far as being tactical in your buying goes, Capcom is definatly the better move.

Savatt wrote:
> So it looks like MS and Sega have a good working relationship.

To back that up Sega are using Xbox hardware to power its mew arcade machines. All future sega arcade games should make it to xbox then I take it.

Would be great to see a new Daytona, Streets of Rage or Sega Rally game on Xbox.

always ready with a list a sav :)

But that was then and this is now. Looking at the 3 consoles, I would say its the X-Box that has been recieving the lions share of excellent Sega titles lately.
Crazy Taxi 3
Jet Set Radio Future
Toejam And Earl 3
Shenmue 2
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Sega GT 2002
Sega Soccer Slam
House Of The Dead 3
NBA 2K2
Phantasy Star Online V2
Virtua Fighter 4.1
Beach Spikers
Gun Valkyrie

Plus I think theres other sports games to add to that too. So it looks like MS and Sega have a good working relationship. So I certainly wouldn't bet on these rumours being strictly untrue.