"We’re in discussions with Bungie and we have more planned": Which studio could Sony acquire next in 2022
2022 has been a busy year for Sony, be it for its acquisitions or the games it's releasing. Microsoft may have started the year with a bang with its announcement of the Activision Blizzard deal.
Since then, the Japanese giants have announced the acquisitions of Destiny maker Bungie and Montreal-based Haven Studios. If anyone thinks that Sony is done, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has reiterated that more is to come. This has created an avenue for speculation among fans over what could be their next move.
The first quarter of the new year has been a busy one for PlayStation and Sony. The first major release have been the acclaimed: Horizon Forbidden West.
PlayStation has also announced a restructuring of its PS Plus service set to compete with Xbox Game Pass. To top it all off, Jim Ryan has announced that there's more to come as the year progresses.
The fresh speculation comes from what Sony PlayStation boss Jim Ryan had to say a couple of days back. He said that the game had been successful as he had expected. He added that while discussions with Bungie carry on, there are plans for "more."
The Japanese brand has been getting into partnerships with studios with console exclusives. However, there's a good chance that PlayStation could acquire more studios under them. What makes the move interesting is that two great potential targets could add a lot of value.
The rumors linking PlayStation with Konami have been ongoing for some time now. Both have origins in Japan, and Konami hasn't been recently at the best of places. However, the company owns some massive IPs in the gaming world. This could make the deal quite fruitful for Sony, but there's a catch.
Konami doesn't have a major studio at the moment developing an IP. This could be
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