[petuniasevan]

One likely problem was that Microsoft wanted to get Square to convert from making games for all of the consoles to focusing exclusively on games for the Xbox

I'm glad SquareSoft didn't kowtow to Microsoft on this one. Square makes the best RPGs out there, and I'd hate to see them beholden to a mismanaged customer-unfriendly behemoth like Microsoft.

Plus, why should I be FORCED to buy Microsoft's crummy platform when the others, like PS2, are better-engineered? I smell monopoly brewing...

[ContentiousObjector]

Microsoft hasn't bought any game publishers to bolster the fortunes of its Xbox video game console, but not through lack of trying Uhh, they bought Bungie the developer of Halo