Acquisition Inbound - PlayStation 5 (PS5) Forum - Page 2
@KilloWertz yeah that’s a great shout!
Sony hasn't 'stopped' Acquiring company's. Since MS closed Bethesda in March 21, their 'last' acquisition and announced their intention to acquire ABK, Sony has continued adding to their Portfolio.
In 2021, they added Nixxes, Housemarque, Firesprite, Fabrik Games, Bluepoint and Valkyrie Entertainment. In 2022, they added Lasengle, Bungie, Haven Studios and Savage Game Studios and in 2023, have added Firewalk Studios — that's just in 'Gaming' having added Crunchyroll & Bad Wolf to their ecosystem — inc their 'IP's', Owns 50% of Esports Evolution Championship and shares in Devolver and FromSoftware. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Sony
TV/Movie 'IP's' can also help them in Gaming too so its 'important' to consider those 'entertainment' deals too. Those IP's can be used to make Games and with Sony owning their own 'TV/Movies', could use those in conjunction with its PS+ Sub service to 'compete' with Netflix, Amazon and any other Sub service. PS+ for example could offer Sony TV/Movies too — an 'all in one' Service for all things 'Sony' — Games, TV and Movies...
Square Enix seems the most 'logical' purchase for Sony. SE are 'half' the Company they were after selling to Embracer Group and the 'partnership' they have with Sony seems an obvious candidate. Its the 'size' of Acquisition that many feel Sony should be targeting — especially when the ABK deal goes through. I keep seeing the likes of Capcom, Konami or Sega mentioned in terms of being bought, but I think they are unlikely to want to sell, get out of Gaming with a decent retirement fund to live off...
Small and/or individual Studio's all add up too but without the 'big' IP's and AAA games behind them,
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