I can see a big time partnership with Microsoft and a Japanese publisher. They will not buy out a publisher but backing up a truck of cash to leverage a well established publisher with well known IP to launch day and date in Game Pass and Xcloud would be huge. Fact that Street Fighter 4 and all the Yakuza's will be day and date into Game Pass while PSO came to the Xbox in the US first is a tell that there's been some kind of deal struck with Sega. Whether it's temporary or long term remains to be seen...but that's where I'm guessing these rumors are coming from. Would be amazing if Microsoft can get the entire back catalog of Sega into Game Pass.
If we're allowed to use our imagination here...Microsoft buys the publishing rights to Shinobi and brings builds up Itagaki's (Ninja Gaiden) new team to make it.
If we're allowed to use our imagination here...Microsoft buys the publishing rights to Shinobi and brings builds up Itagaki's (Ninja Gaiden) new team to make it.