What gaming companies does Sony own?
Microsoft’s announcement of its planned $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard had a lot of gamers yelling or, more likely, frantically typing about monopolies, and “game changers”, and about gaming never being the same again, and about Microsoft basically owning everything now. And this is why it might surprise you to learn that this acquisition is predicted to position Microsoft’s new gaming division, Microsoft Gaming, as only the third biggest gaming company in terms of revenue. Sony still remains ahead, as does Chinese mobile gaming behemoth Tencent.
So, if Sony is still bigger than Microsoft, and Microsoft now owns “everything”, what does Sony own? Everything x2? Everything +1? Everything remastered? Everything: The Complete Edition? No. None of these answers is correct, or even remotely sensible. For a more accurate summary of what game companies, and game franchises, Sony owns, read on.
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The list of gaming companies Sony owns is much simpler than the list of gaming companies Microsoft owns, mainly because Sony’s never bought out a major publisher, whereas Microsoft has basically bought out two in the space of the last year. Sony has acquired a lot of developers though, as well as establishing many major studios of its own and, of course, it owns the single most lucrative gaming brand of all: PlayStation.
Company: Bend StudioLocation: USAMajor Franchises:Syphon FilterDays Gone
Company: Bluepoint GamesLocation: USAMajor Remakes:
God of WarIcoShadow of the ColossusUnchartedCompany: FirespriteLocation: UKMajor Spin-offs:
Run Sackboy! Run!Horizon Call of the MountainCompany: Guerrilla GamesLocation: The NetherlandsMajor Franchises:
HorizonKillzoneCompany: Housem
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