They thought about it: > Okawa, who had loaned Sega $500 million in 1999, died on March 16, 2001. Shortly before his death, he forgave Sega's debts to him and

They thought about it: > Okawa, who had loaned Sega $500 million in 1999, died on March 16, 2001. Shortly before his death, he forgave Sega's debts to him and returned his $695 million worth of Sega and CSK stock, helping the company survive the third-party transition.[188][189][190] He held failed talks with Microsoft about a sale or merger with their Xbox division.[191] According to former Microsoft executive Joachim Kempin, Microsoft founder Bill Gates decided against acquiring Sega because "he didn't think that Sega had enough muscle to eventually stop Sony."[192] A business alliance with Microsoft was announced where Sega develops 11 games for the new Xbox console.[193] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega#Dreamcast_and_continuing_struggles_(1998%E2%80%932001) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega#Dreamcast_and_continuing_...