A PlayStation Acquisition of Square Enix Wouldn't Be All That Surprising
Despite already being a year of surprising acquisitions, ranging from Microsoft to Epic Games, Sony has also been equally participating in the desire to requisition more first-party IPs and talent. PlayStation began expanding in 2022 with its $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie, and Sony is reportedly preparing for another big acquisition by way of Square Enix. Pair that with the storied Final Fantasy publisher recently offloading Eidos Montreal, Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Montreal, and some of the publisher's biggest western IP to Embracer Group, and many are beginning to believe the buyout rumors. An announcement could even come as early as this week.
The publisher is prepping for the end of its 2022 fiscal year on May 10, and it's very possible that an acquisition announcement could take place during that same meeting. A Square Enix acquisition by Sony would definitely make a lot of sense, especially considering the publisher has been supporting the PlayStation platform since the 90s. Even though the publisher has been much better with supporting multiplatform releases with some of its biggest IPs, recent years have led to additional efforts in exclusivity and timed-exclusivity with PlayStation. Square Enix certainly doesn't need the acquisition, and there would certainly be pros and cons, but it's not an unreasonable expectation.
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Recent news from the publisher has certainly stoked the flames of these acquisition rumors, at least to some degree. Despite Marvel's Avengers reception, or even Tomb Raider's reception, Square Enix made the decision to sell anyway in order to «assist [Square Enix] in adapting to the changes underway in the global business environment… by moving
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