Onlywantsapples Microsoft should help falcon to do the localization of the trails series ! this is the best thing that can happen to them i think. Microsoft should really get the trails series on gamepass also, and getting hajimari and kuro on it days one. It's my biggest dream haha
To be honest, my love with the Trails series has kinda fallen off a cliff after CS3/CS4 but, I think if Microsoft were to look at Japanese devs to either acquire, or just work with, these are pretty solid picks imo.
Trails is a very Yakuza like situation where there are so many entries in the series, that you could honestly just put Sky on gamepass, and it would lead to more people talking about the series and playing it, and it would ultimately lead to more brand awareness and a rise in popularity on both PC and Xbox.
Falcom is also a company that strikes me as always on the edge financially tbh. Their reason for putting a year game out every year is because they wouldn't be able to survive otherwise (I'd argue this is the biggest reason why their games are dropping in quality. combination of insane ambition, budget constraints and having to put out a title every year but that's besides the point), and I'm sure they'd love a cash infusion. Considering all these games have PC versions it feels like a very easy win for MS, and for both parties it would be a win-win.
Cold Steel is on Luna and Stadia, I honestly think it's only a matter of time. NISA put Disgaea 4 into Gamepass too, but I think Falcom and devs like it, are very much an opportunity for Microsoft and they should take it.
Focus on Japanese content should be bottom up imo, and I think in getting these types of games on the platform and growing an audience on the Xbox side, over time you make a stronger case for why Japanese content should be on the platform to Japanese devs.
Especially if as the rumors seem to be suggesting, Microsoft is indeed working with Kojima. These targets would just be easy, considering what would be a small amount to pay for MS would be a massive deal to the the devs. I'll also be honest and say I find the notion of playing Trails in particular via Xcloud a very appealing proposition lol.