Sony Is Preparing For A Big Move...

It looks like Sony is making moves to free up billions of dollars and in their own words invest heavily into the entertainment side of the company. Does this mean that PlayStation is about to make another big acquisition?

#PS5 #Sony #PlayStation

[gloriathomas]

We need to remember that Sony isn't just a video game company but one with its fingers in many industries and rights now its semiconductor business, especially that related to camera sensors is its biggest and most profitable business as they own a very large uncontested marketshare in that business. That said we need to realize that every acquisition made by Sony would not be related to its games business.

[LionRafale]

I think they would be investing in support Studios. The main issues with AAA gaming atm is time and money. Costs are spiraling out of control and development time is becoming longer and longer. If Sony want to bank on big hit franchises (GoT, Gow, Spider-man, Horizon etc), then they just need pure man power to get the games completed in a reasonable amount of time.

[cora]

Funny how people just a few weeks ago claimed that Sony only has 5 billion to spend on the Aqusition....😂

[pmac]

Ember Labs seems like a perfect fit for Sony .

[xxnikexx]

Even if Sony doesn't just flat out buy a developer, what they could do is buy a majority share of multiple studios so they have a lot of say in what happens with said developer(s). So can you imagine if PlayStation owns a majority share of companies like Square-Enix, Capcom, Konami, Bandai Namco, Kojima Production, Blue Point, Insomniac, FromSoftware, etc... Basically the major Japanese developers? Now that would be a *major* strategic move.

[ChaseSchleich]

What Sony is (and should be) worried about is losing big 3rd party IP's to Xbox, Amazon, etc.. Companies that would take those IPs and keep them away from Sony or cause Sony to make less profit from them. So I think Sony is going to be playing chess, trying to figure out their opponents next move and then swooping in to prevent it by getting there first. I don't see Square Enix as a priority. Square doesn't want to work with Xbox so I don't see them going anywhere. They can stay 3rd party and Sony won't need to spend the money on them. A company like Capcom though? That's up for grabs.

[Rucarlos]

If there's one glaring weakness I hope Sony addresses with a future acquisition, is a team capable of delivering true western RPGs. Not the light skills you see in GoW or Horizon, I want character creation, stats, perks and builds

[mitchjames]

I want them to bring back Socom and Grand Trophy. I also agree Sony overpaid for Destiny and should of bought Nexon as they specialise in online games plus also own Embark which is made up of former Dice devs and the developer of Arc Raiders and The Finals.

[FTChomp]

Wish Sony and Microsoft can quit buying up the Competitions because these Giants just happen to buy Studios they see fit in other words bad news for us as customers.

[DragONheartX]

The only reason why i selfishly want Sony to acquire Square is for them to revive Parasite Eve. Imagine a big budget, cinematic Parasite Eve with the typical Playstation premium feel to it, and maybe to avoid future blunders like Forspoken, and Square's current love affair with NFTs.

[juhom]

As a nintendo fan, pls dont buy Square🙏

[apimb]

How bout a game not in 3rd person....anything .... literally anything

[densetsu]

Yes sony is more than just playstation and thats why going after both bandai namco and SE would help them in multiple of ways. Both namco bandai and SE are also heavily into the entertainment business with anime and manga. Those are things that sony are heavily interested in. Another good buy is capcom. This bolsters their evo purchase by a lot. Then theres fromsoftware who has repeatedly done a lot of projects for sony and when a dev has done stuff like this for them usually they get brought in to being 1st party. Then theirs kojima studios. Which is using a lot of sony tech and has heavy support from them. Its very possible that they could be brought in as well. But ultimately right now both bandai namco and SE makes the most sense as they fill many other parts of sony portfolio outside of gaming.

[soragranda]

Sega, Capcom and Konami are owned by some families (majority owners)

Honestly Square Enix is the only left that is been having a rough time so...

[blankfall]

I like that u speak outside of gaming itself when it comes to the big companies who make game consoles on the side of their other products. Allowing younger generations to gain a better understanding the overall picture.

[s.fleming]

... uhg, i hate sony more and more every day. esp after all that crying they did over the xbox deal.

[infuriousone]

What Sony going to buy with 5 billion dollars 😂😂😂 Sony couldn't afford to buy Bethesda with that😂😂😂

[Kapono]

I just need the release dates for HFW and GOT and I’ll be soo happy

[pedrorivera]

Sony ;; We should copy Microsoft and just buy a studio so we wont be left behind lol 🤣🤣🤣

[slick_link]

If anything it seems Sony wants Square-Enix or more specifically Final Fantasy. Though Dragon Quest exclusivity would really boost sales in Japan.