By friskySHOOKface Go To PostEA gonna get scooped up by Sony by the end of the year
ending up with EA out of all those would be a big oof. Time to buy Nintendo imo.
who cares if its sustainable (although the CoD money alone is gonna be insane), give me Crash/Spyro on Gamepass
By friskySHOOKface Go To PostEA gonna get scooped up by Sony by the end of the yearPlus Square Enix.
Shit about to get really interesting.
This is a suprisingly shit list, just make more THPS please Phil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Activision_games:_2020%E2%80%93present
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Activision_games:_2020%E2%80%93present
Not like Square puts anything out on Xbox anyway . Sony buys timed exclusive for most of their games or in the case of FF7R, an eternity to keep it off Xbox.
By Smokey Go To PostIs this sustainable?Rent free.
@Daz
@Dipro
Wonder about those yearly Sony money hats for COD
Sony isn’t going to scoop up anything let alone companies like Square lol come on now. I’m a PlayStation cat myself but Sony is minuscule compared to Microsoft in terms of financial might.
By JesalR Go To PostThis is a suprisingly shit list, just make more THPS please PhilThey got em for COD and the Blizzard IPs, that's about it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Activision_games:_2020%E2%80%93present
By Perfect Blue Go To PostSony isn’t going to scoop up anything let alone companies like Square lol come on now. I’m a PlayStation cat myself but Sony is minuscule compared to Microsoft in terms of financial might.Fractional for sure. Bethesda seemed like a factor of 5 bigger than they could acquire, they're not getting anywhere close to MS anymore
Man I guess Phil really did have internal discussions about how to handle the Activision scandal lol
This is basically 20 years of Xbox fanfics coming to life
This is basically 20 years of Xbox fanfics coming to life
By Perfect Blue Go To PostSony isn’t going to scoop up anything let alone companies like Square lol come on now. I’m a PlayStation cat myself but Sony is minuscule compared to Microsoft in terms of financial might.If Take-Two can acquire Zynga then Sony could sure as hell acquire SE or even EA. Whether they want to is the question.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostSony isn’t going to scoop up anything let alone companies like Square lol come on now. I’m a PlayStation cat myself but Sony is minuscule compared to Microsoft in terms of financial might.They can't compete, this is a massive blow to PlayStation.
First Beth and then Actiblizzard?
Jimbo and crew will be squeezed out eventually.
By MonadL Go To PostIf Take-Two can acquire Zynga then Sony could sure as hell acquire SE or even EA. Whether they want to is the question.Absolutely not, man. Sony isn’t as big as you think nor are SE and EA that small. Sony can’t compete with Microsoft at this game.
By Perfect Blue Go To PostAbsolutely not, man. Sony isn’t as big as you think nor are SE and EA that small. Sony can’t compete with Microsoft at this game.Sony is worth 200B or near that while SE and EA are worth 10 bill and 50B respectively. They could do it.
By MonadL Go To PostSony is worth 200B or near that while SE and EA are worth 10 bill and 50B respectively. They could do it.They would not sell at that amount and Sony is more than just PlayStation. I just don’t see it at all. The kinds of companies they can buy are the Bluepoints and ones of that size.
By Daz Go To PostDestiny 2 is a very popular game.its 9am on the east coast
Sony's biggest acquisition was $3.5bn 30 years ago, their biggest game acquisition was 400m. It's leagues apart
By Daz Go To PostThey can't compete, this is a massive blow to PlayStation.
First Beth and then Actiblizzard?
Jimbo and crew will be squeezed out eventually.
Sony will be aight they have PlayStation Studios and those cinematic experiences every 6-9 months
By Perfect Blue Go To PostThey would not sell at that amount and Sony is more than just PlayStation. I just don’t see it at all. The kinds of companies they can buy are the Bluepoints and ones of that size.Well Sony has never really had to consider buying whole publishers until 2020. Even MS pre-Natella wasn’t about that when they could’ve. And yeah Sony is more than PlayStation but PlayStation is probably more important and necessary to Sony than Xbox is to MS.
Sony doesn't need to buy up studios that size, but hopefully this motivates them to port Bloodborne to pc
By Old King Rob Go To Postits 9am on the east coastEveryone tryna get their Iron Banner complete before reset.
By JesalR Go To PostThat was just a rumor spread by the Take Two CEO I think.
less than I expected, thought it was already announced they hit 30m?
Am I the only one that thinks there is no way CoD goes exclusive?
That's a lot of money to spend on one franchise and then ignore probably 40% of your revenue.
That's a lot of money to spend on one franchise and then ignore probably 40% of your revenue.
By Smokey Go To PostExcept Sony still has InsomniacBig NeoGaf energy from grown man Smokey today
But hahaha
By Daz Go To PostEveryone tryna get their Iron Banner complete before reset.https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049199271-Destiny-Server-and-Update-Status
this says maintenance
fake news
Overall, all banter aside, consolidation of these sizes is not a good thing, and leads to a monopoly.
Actiblizz don't make anything I like and no Cod on PlayStation is actually a net positive for me. But the grander signal can't be unheard - this is the shift. Xbox is the market leader now.
Actiblizz don't make anything I like and no Cod on PlayStation is actually a net positive for me. But the grander signal can't be unheard - this is the shift. Xbox is the market leader now.
EA's value is tied up in deals with FIFA/NFL etc, so I'm not sure I see the value in a Sony acquisition even if they could afford the >> $50b asking price.
Square Enix is possible, I'm sure, but the commercial viability (outside Japan) is questionable.
Blizzard is an absolute mess I hope MS can get them under control, even though I disapprove of this consolidation.
Square Enix is possible, I'm sure, but the commercial viability (outside Japan) is questionable.
Blizzard is an absolute mess I hope MS can get them under control, even though I disapprove of this consolidation.