Reinforcing comments made in the past multiple times over, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has once again explained how Sony isn't done with studio acquisitions in order to further expand its first-party portfolio. During the Q&A section of the company's recent business briefing section, Ryan said: "In terms of future M&A [mergers and acquisitions] activity, the answer to that is we are not at all finished with our strategy of trying to grow PlayStation Studios inorganically."
He then goes on to explain how inorganic growth will be required as Sony transitions from its traditional development strategy into one with a "much wider market reach". Ryan is likely referencing PlayStation's efforts to port some of its back catalogue to PC, which meant Nixxes was brought on board last year to help out. Sony is also exploring the mobile phone space, and roughly 20 per cent of its output could be for smartphones by 2025.
"The purpose of these investments is to increase our core strength at PlayStation Studios, but also to acquire expertise in areas of game development where historically we have not had a significant presence," Ryan also said. Sony's buyout of Bungie is then referenced, which is designed to help the company as it more heavily moves into the live-service area, with more than half of PlayStation's overall investment potentially going to titles marketed as a Game as a Service.
Ryan finishes: "And to the extent that potential targets fit with our strategy, to the extent that potential targets allow us to accelerate the way in which we are able to deliver on our strategy, we will certainly consider farther M&A activity to add to our business portfolio."
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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Too much information from sony lately...
But no showcase.
Who are they going to acquire then?
WB gaming division?
PS5 will be the last Sony console, and frankly I don't care.
Thankfully they understand the landscape is changing and are doing what they can to keep up.
I’m sure Nintendo will always have its share of the market, but it’ll continue to be more niche then what Sony and MS will be doing in 5 or 10 years.
Well, this is expected. They can't just sit back and let Microsoft buy up everything.
They said something about expecting half of their releases to be on PC and mobile by fiscal year ending 2026, and that they would need more acquisitions to help with this.
This is exactly what has had me thinking that a Square-Enix acquisition is on the cards. SE already have a large footprint on PC and mobile.
Combined with PlayStation's GAAS plan and SE already having FF XIV, it just seems like a perfect fit.
I feel like Square Enix makes too much sense as a acquisition. It's a perfect fit. I also would like Atlus but since their under Sega that would require a bigger deal.
Bioware would be great too.
@shgamer They'll keep making consoles for as long as we want them.
I doubt they have any interest in being purchased but Supergiant Games (Hades, Pyre, Transistor and Bastion) is a studio with an amazing track record and it would be interesting to see what they might make with a bigger budget.
Still they should probably remain independent.
@Shepherd_Tallon Exactly!
@BlaizeV hopefully not, I enjoy their games on all platforms (especially, Nintendo)
Do I want them to buy SEGA to make sure Microsoft doesn't make Yakuza exclusive, or do I want them to stay away from SEGA so they don't ruin the company (any further than SEGA has ruined itself)? Decisions, decisions.
I think the ideal candidate is ArcSystemWorks. They’re not a huge publisher that would extremely centralize the market, but they are the top of the class at what they do. They fill Sony’s weaknesses of limited Japanese and multiplayer reach, and most of their games are predominantly PlayStation and PC already so Switch and Xbox players won’t lose out on that much. Perfect fit imo.
@shgamer. Oviously you care.leaving a stupid comment like that.just like ps3 was the last PlayStation console.wtf you talking about😂😄🤔👎.sony will always be around.sony is the g.o.a.t. 🐐👑.word up son
@shgamer Thirsty for attention much?
Can we all step back and just take a look at Nintendo. They hardly ever make acquisitions yet since 2017 when the switch launched they've had a steady flow of releases since launch, they are such a well oiled machine and really are the industry standard when it comes to quality. Less studios than both sony and microsoft yet they have more releases than both combined every single year, I really wonder how they do it.
If sony gets anyone it should be square enix or atlus, although I really don't want either to be taken because it's only been recent that several of those franchises have started going multiplatform and I wouldn't want to see these games taken away from any platform, especially the Nintendo Switch, A significant proportion of Squares identity is on the Switch these days with the HD-2D games, I don't want to see that go away. If anything, just continue with timed exclusives at the most (although that's annoying too).
@playstation1995 You do know that Sony themselves was kind of surprised the PS4 was a success. And a lot have changed since then; like Sony porting their games to PC; like them predicting 20% of their business will be on mobile phones in 2025; like streaming is becoming popular too; like Sony (halfhearted though) copying Gamepass (plus more probably you could add).
How do you think the gaming landscape will look in 2030 (or there abouts)? I think there will be PC, streaming, mobile phones and MAYBE a Nintendo hybrid console (Nintendo might stand a chance even though I don't think it will be an easy ride for them at all).
@Rob3008 Just stating my opinion, that's all .
As long as there is a solid Sony PlayStation fanbase worldwide, Sony are going to continue making consoles. It’s a no brainer
@shgamer. It will be a easy ride because people wants the traditional PlayStation console.playstation is the greatest console makers ever.word up son
@Golem25 My thoughts exactly. In a perfect world, I wish SEGA remains independent, I don´t want neither Microsoft or Sony put their western hands in them.
Overall PlayStation looks strong, healthy and with a bright future unlike what doom and gloom reporting would have you believe. 🧐
@Gbarsotini "Sony put their western hands in them."
check yourself before you wreck yourself, Sony is headquartered in Japan. Thanks for playing.
edit: checked myself before I wrecked myself, SIE aren't. I said Sony though, so I'm not entirely wrong. XD
@shadow2k Yeah, no. Sony Playstation is in California.
@shadow2k Senior leadership is Western as well. Asfaras Playstation goes nowadays, it's Japanese in name only.
@Golem25 "(any further than SEGA has ruined itself)"
truth. Sega screwed themselves up. On the one hand I'd like Sony to acquire Sega, Sony would properly turn them around (and we might get actual remakes of some of their unloved IPs, I'm looking at Skies of Arcadia). On the other hand, I'd like Sega to re-enter the hardware business one day...helping Microsoft create the Xbox proved they totally still had it despite the missteps they took (32X, Saturn and Dreamcast; I love all three of them but some serious infighting between SOA and SOJ did some horrendous damage to their market plan/market share on those consoles).
But if Sega re-enter the hardware market, they'd need to do a lot of goodwill generating with developers (and specifically EA) to succeed. One developer was so mad at Sega's handling of the Dreamcast that their last game to be published on it (one of the last games on the DC during its life too if I recall) literally has a TXT file on the GD that can be read on a computer and has instructions on how to pirate DC discs.
Although one wouldn't assume that going by this particular website (odd, since it's console specific site), Sony PlayStation is in a good place, leading the race, and having a lot of steam in their machine (IPs, teams and studios) for a bright future.
I do believe some of casual doom bringing is just due to human nature, and wanting a change, even if it is a forced one..
@Gbarsotini No you're right, my bad.
Not surprising. Sony is planning to create 10 live service games by 2026. That's a lot and will probably eat up a lot of their resources. They probably need more studios to make this possible.
@RevGaming it would be good to lockdown license to some of the brands WB Has access too. If Sony makes all Marvel and DC games, that would be incredible.
They’re gonna need more PC-porting studios. Nixxes has way too much work on their hands.
@PlayStationGamer3919 don't get my hopes up. 🤧
Just throw the middle finger to microsoft and get Sega, Square and Capcom. Not gonna happen sure, but protect them for a fanbase who actually plays them not microsoft people. Honestly if they do get Square, i hope they continue with some smaller games like triangle strategy and go PS/Switch/Pc for people like my brother on switch
Well Ubi/EA are up for sale....
I guess maybe Square now that they've sold all their good IP.
@Rural-Bandit
Yeah I am expecting something big.
There is only one acquisition I want to see, and even though they said they're not interested in acquisitions. It's Nintendo acquiring Sega.
For one reason and one reason only, to stop Sony and particularly Microsoft from ruining them.
I know that locks them down but it's better than either of those two. And Sega work very closely with Nintendo anyway. Even though I'm against consolidation they're both Japanese companies and understand each other.
Gosh, please don't let either of the other two make an offer.
@SuperPotato316
The Switch is far more capable than that and they are both heavily solidified with their Japanese audiences. Just because Microsoft were trying to support a console release with Sega over 20 years ago due to their desire to muscle their way into the games industry doesn't mean they are closer. Their documentary can say otherwise but history shows more favour to their Japanese heritage than western.
It is known that Microsoft avoided releasing a console back then because after Games For Windows Live failed when Steam entered the market they tried elsewhere. First attempting to buy Nintendo, then approaching Sony and finally helping with the Dreamcast. None worked and so the Xbox was born.
Sega work very closely with Nintendo and to an extent Sony, while Xbox fans still plead for many releases that never come. Particularly from Atlus and until recently Yakuza for years. Catherine full body never came, even the most recent Persona spinoff. Or any mainline Persona game.
Do you know how Yakuza was born? The first was published by Sony on PS2 (not owned) after Sega rejected it during the merger with Sammy (look it up) and Atlus have always worked very closely with Sony both prior to Sega buying them and still now more than anyone else.
These days they work very closely with Nintendo with Sonic appearing in many collaborations with Super Mario and Smash Bros. And they're now dipping their toes in the movie business.
Microsoft beyond more westernised appealing games are often left out in the cold hence the continued calling from fans for their Japanese games. Microsoft are the last ones on their radar.
Sony now becoming more westernised, and Microsoft being exactly that and despite a very small recent headway never having a real presence in Japan would both ruin Sega. Nintendo really is the best fit if it were to happen to simply protect them from those two.
i can see them purchasing some of the new studios including the ones they already have deals in place , i mean they already purchased Haven studios , so i could see them also purchasing Deviation and Firewalk studios , maybe some of these other news studios as well.
@GADG3Tx87 Nope. Atlusnand Sony are a great fit already. More than the other 2. While I do agree Sega would fit quite nicely in the Nintendo realm, that would mean Atlus would be exclusive to Nintendo as well. I can't see that. I'd rather Atlus, erm...Sega, stay independent then. That way no one loses out.
@Rafie
Don't get me wrong I'd rather they stay independant too but in an age with all this consolidation I want those two to stay far away from them.
Too much smoke around the SE rumour. Sony really don't need or want that extra bloat of their Western studios so they sold them off to streamline the company for a Sony buyout
@Rural-Bandit
Yeah. Saw some leak on twitter. Sony is up for a wake up call.
@GADG3Tx87
How would Sony or Microsoft ruin Sega more than they ruined theirselves over the decades? The company has always been poorly run.
And it’s not like Nintendo could do a better job.
Sony’s actually got a good track record with managing development studios they acquired over time. Microsoft is hit or miss but they’re getting better. Nintendo is closer to Sony in regards to managing new studios.
@Rural-Bandit
Not a bad list, but it’s full of remakes, remasters, and a collection.
Still it’s not bad. It’s the strongest Microsoft line up they’ve had since… well the 360 era.
@RevGaming
Chances are Sony’s list for next year is going to be just as strong.
They’ve been very secretive this year so far. So I’m expecting them to have some good things when they decide to do some reveals.
@RevGaming Not to mention all of that would be in GP day 1. I think the lack of day 1 exclusives in extra is going to be the most problematic part for Sony.
@SuperPotato316 How can any self-respecting gamer reject Fallout, Banjo, and Quake?! What's next, fluffing off Dragon Quest? Sony could easily sway me with Sly 5, though.
@Rafie Atlus already releases more on Nintendo than PS, and their PS games are typically a full generation behind (PS3 game during the PS4 era etc.) technically, so that wouldn't be so weird. I'd mourn the Yakuza series forever, though.
@shgamer TBH I don't even think Sony has a plan for what gaming looks like in 2030. I think MS has a plan and is rolling it out well. I think Sony is just in reactionary mode trying to run ahead of the wind in whatever direction they think it might blow next, and abruptly changing that predicted direction every other year. They're not trying to define the future of gaming, they're trying, frantically and chaotically, to follow it.
Square Enix & Sega/Atlus are really the two biggest companies I care about. I’d hate to have to buy an XBox for FF, Persona, or Yakuza. Both are unrealistic but at least one would be great. Square is the most likely option tho
@NEStalgia
Pfff. That's only a narrative people on xbox decided to make "real". Glad it's not day 1, they have a motivation to make the games great: money.
@OrtadragoonX
Nah. Doubt it. When you look at normal dev cycles, none of the studios will have something BIG for 2023.
@Rural-Bandit
I haven't seen anyone say xbox will do worse this gen from playstation's fans. It's impossible with 5 vs 23, soon to be 30 studios.
@NEStalgia
Sony following? They make 45% of the console revenue. They're just making sure they stay on top. MS is the one trying to change the field because they can't beat them on the traditional field.
and I would reject fallout. Fallout 4 was very outdated in some aspects for me. From bugs, gameplay to visuals.
@CWill97
Honestly. It's sad that I only think Capcom would be the only publisher that would actually make me pissed. Everyone else... only try with 30% or less with their games.
@Rural-Bandit
It's not just Sony. I don't see T2, SE, CAPCOM, BNamco, WB, Bethesda before they were purchased putting their biggest games on services day 1. Sony is not wrong by not doing it, and don't need to. People will spend $20 for a fortnite skin rather than buying god of war or gears of war for $20. People would buy gt7 for $70 instead of playing any free to play game available. People buy what they want to buy. Xbox wouldn't be doing it if they sold 20m copies per game, and they kind of shot their foot with that possibility. Never happening now.
@RevGaming Sony makes the most revenue, but they're making most of that revenue from their store, I.E. FUT, VBucks, Shark Cards, etc, not their games. Not that MS is, but the point is you can't just compare store revenues and say they're leading. They're in the lead because they've been in the lead. And if they hit that big service game win, they'll remain in the lead. But not necessarily for the market that is interested in exclusives day 1, etc.
I agree with @Rural-Bandit. They're going to move to day and date. They're going to have to because that's going to become an expected feature of a subscription, and as the sub becomes more important they're going to look very silly having an ostensibly worse service. Just like Now was when GP first came out until they revamped it, are revamping it again, and will have to revamp it yet again.
For every TLoU2 there's 2 Returnals. Not every game sells 20M. That cadence is part of why they're scurrying away from single player, and why Bethesda was doing the same before the buyout.
@SuperPotato316 FF can be iffy, but I'll give you Chrono, Nier and Sly, you're not totally hopeless!
@NEStalgia
Their games are selling GREAT. What's your point? They're NOT trying to appeal to the people that would only play games if they were basically free. They're trying to appeal gamers that want even bigger games. I have many nintendo only friends and they would never give up pokemon for xbox or playstation. Those games never go on sale so. You get my point?
They might do it for GaaS, especially for the new IPs. Looking at Nintendo games sales. I don't think it will become something expected. No they're not going to look silly. They're going to look like Disney's movies. They're not scurrying away from Single Player. They're just trying to fill in the multiplayer gap that they clearly needed it. Bethesda almost started closing because of their failed attempts to cash grabs.
@RevGaming
Im pretty confident Spider-Man 2 will drop next Q4.
As for everything else, we will have to wait and see. Bend has had plenty of time to cook up something for 2023, since Days Gone was released in 2019.
@Rural-Bandit
I suspect Sony will do a gradual shift to Day One exclusives for their services.
Judging by Returnal, I’m thinking it’ll be one year after release for now. But as competition heats up and gamers demand more “new” releases on PS Plus, they’ll move that up to six months post release. By the time PS6 rolls around (which will be a long time from now) they’ll be doing day and date releases.
But one thing I do see from Sony soon is that their Live Service titles will most likely launch day and date on subscription. It just makes too much sense not too. And I think TLOU Factions will be the first one.
It’s going to be an interesting generation for sure. Microsoft is luring me back into their ecosystem this upcoming Christmas. I’m planning on snagging a Series S with a two year Gamepass subscription.
@OrtadragoonX
Bend had issues. They were basically helping ND and they recently announced they're making a new ip (in 2021) and just started it.
I really think Sony doesn't have anything for 2023 and Spidey will be delayed. Maybe Factions 2 but I was expecting that for this year.
@GADG3Tx87 Nintendo buying Sega would cripple half of sega game output. Lmao. Sega has a big presence on PC with Total War, Warhammer, Endless, and Company of Heros. At that point, RIP Creative Assembly, Amplitude, and Relic
@Rural-Bandit
"If gamers start to buy more Xbox’s cause of GP and all their exclusives. You really think Sony won’t have to rethink their pricing and ways they deliver games?"
Hasn't happened yet. All we know is that both consoles seem to be doing better. Sony will reach 100m again. I'm not concerned about that. MS is at 1.9 T market cap atm btw, and that's MS, not Xbox.
I'm nervous gaming will go to ***** if we decide being cheap is better. Glad people want more stuff uncomplete garbage like Halo Infinite. At least gt7 was finished and already has added new content and acted accordingly after the backlash. Why? Probably because they're selling the game for $70 and everyone who was going to sub for Halo Infinite already did and they're done with it and there's not much of a reason to update the game. They can't sell crap games for $70 either (D.all stars). You can get away with it if it was "Free" on a service though. Oh and Nintendo has no real service and they're doing the best out of all 3.
For a long time I thought Square would be the most logical choice, but given how much Sony seem to throw at them for timed exclusivity, it almost seems pointless.
Capcom would be a good shout, obviously a few have said Konami, if they can get the IPs would be good.
WB games another.
That said it'd be some of the smaller studios I think will come next. Deviation Games will be one. I suspect the partnership is the start.
@RevGaming
Sony isn’t that dumb.
They’ll have at least one big budget exclusive.
And insomniac is probably the most efficient studio in the industry right now. I’m confident they can get it out by Q4 23. They’re reusing the engine from the first game; that cuts out a ton of work. And they’ll use solutions they developed for Rift Apart and Miles Morales that improved the engine significantly.
@OrtadragoonX
Not dumb, but they can't do magic. Hopefully I'm wrong.
@Golem25 I can’t imagine Sony would ruin sega and more than they have themselves tbh.
Sony the software company that happens to offer hardware.
Common Square
@Rural-Bandit
I'll die with Sony and their stubbornness. Screw services and cloud.
Better hobbies to do before I can rely on an always online hobby.
It's just a list for now. It's a huge one but there's a possibility I might not like many if I detect they're holding back the power of the console and lack of investment.
We'll see soon.
@NEStalgia Sony won't do the day in dates because like they said, they would have to shrink the investment into making big budget games and the quality would be worse.
Microsoft don't care about quality and that's why Game Pass is full of Indi games and games on the lower quality side.
@RevGaming Bethesda started cash grabs because single player was no longer providing sufficient return for expense on modern development. Sonys solution was to charge more. But not all games sell amazing. Now Sony's solution is to reach a wider audience than people that buy PlayStations and then push hard on monetized gameplay. I'm their own words.
" They're NOT trying to appeal to the people that would only play games if they were basically free"
But... That's exactly what live service is going to be about...
The market will choose convenience first, cheap second, everything else last. Tech has always been that way. We're spiraling into recession, maybe depression, inflation is going to double wage increases soon..... Of course Sony knows cheap matters. Why do you think they just launched a service with 700 games for $12/mo? Raising prices and going premium is at odds with growing the market.
Good thing you don't like cloud though. Since Sony isn't even offering it for new games . Plus, Tifa would be upset...
@Snake_V5 what a company says and what they do later are rarely the same. And as @rural-bandit said, even Jim left the door open on that intentionally. Don't rule it out. Jim didn't. The whole quality loss thing is a silly corporate nonsense explanation. Guaranteed once those gaas games are out they'll want to get them in as many mtx spending hands at possible as fast as possible.
"Ms doesnt care care about quality"
That's a pretty bold claim. Halo sucks, 343 sucks, no argument there. But that's a sweeping statement about a lot of studios we haven't even played releases from yet, and about studios with releases sitting high on metacritic atm.... If we get a string of failures I'll gladly agree with you though. But I'm not really expecting that to happen
@NEStalgia I say that Microsoft doesn't care about quality because there exclusives have never been on the same level or league as PlayStation.
Microsoft only care about quantity not quality.
@NEStalgia
Single player can fund themselves and the sequel lol. Idk what's your point. Fallout sp games sold better than f76.
Not all GaaS are free or on a service. Played siege this week. My brother plays For Honor. Rocket League was doing great. Overwatch too.
What does launching a service have to do with day 1. They always had the service.
Tifa???
If a game does not sell well. Make one that does. Simple. There are multiple and multiple and multiple examples of sp selling well.
Edit: got the tifa joke. Clever. Lol
@Rural-Bandit
Gotham Knights dropped last gen, but somehow horizon 2 looks miles better. That's what I meant.
Xbox's 2022 is dry.
Hellblade 2 could be a graphical showcase for 4 to 8 hours to little to no combat like the first one was. I'm still not impressed by it.
And I would buy the games. Not on gp.
Plus you're speculating. This is the first time ms will release something other than halo gears and forza. So lower your expectations.
@Rural-Bandit
Not everything revolves around america so idk why you want to call it whopping them. As gamers people got more from ps3 than xbox 360 imo when it comes to games. Plus total worldwide sales were a tie.
Dude you're way too optimistic. Hope the show is what you expect.
@Rural-Bandit
Yeah they have MS's money but that's still speculating. It's great that you're optimistic, but to say they will hurt feelings? Common now. I've enjoyed a lot of Returnal, Horizon and Demon Souls and really liked Ratchet, gt7 and miles. My feelings cannot get hurt. I'll just get an xbox. No feelings involved.
Gt7's graphics aren't that great yeah. Elden Ring is multiplatform so that's expected and horizon is selling very well so idk what's your point. I played horizon on the first week. Did you? (Rethoric question I know the answer because you have mentioned it). There were only visual bugs, got the platinum like a month ago and I found almost none of them. At this point you're nitpicking dude. I hope you're this nitpicker when they show xbox's games.
@Rural-Bandit
Not everything revolves around america. What an egocentric comment. Matter of fact, south korea and japan consumes more and uk is not that far behind. Along with other countries.
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@Rural-Bandit
I'm not downplaying. I'm just setting realistic expectations dude. A lot of these devs have never release a goty big blockbuster game, and how many examples of devs, even with more money backing, they still can't make a great game. Many.
You said the game had bugs. Not boring. Not answering to that. Feels like moving the goal post.
Yeah, gt7 doesn't have good graphics. I already agreed with you. I still expect what I expect.
Again, I hope you are as much as nitpicker and downplayer when they show xbox's games. Keep the same energy. I even have agreed with you thay gt7 graphics sucked in comparison and hellblade 2 graphically looks next gen.
@Rural-Bandit
And how did Ubisoft entered the conversation? Those guys can only save themselves by merging and selling themselves. Not sony's case.
Sony keeps these third party devs in check. It's why it's important these services don't affect them.
Hopefully the same thing happens with GaaS. Most of the publishers these days can't make good multiplayer games. Need someone new into the mix.
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@Rural-Bandit
Um no. I started gaming with ps1.
@Rural-Bandit
Again. I hope you're as nitpicking you are with sony's games.
Doesn't matter if you prefer xbox's controller or that sony's is your exclusive machine.
@Rural-Bandit
What BUGS are you talking about? I never got any major bugs playing almost 40 hours of it during the FIRST week. You're making stuff up. Stop watching compilations. Any game can have those. Even Elden Ring. Fallout 4 had worse bugs and I played that LAST year.
Not everyone who doesn't own all 3 consoles means they can't afford it. I can buy a series X right now, but that'll be one of the dumbest decisions. Not done playing with my backlog and all xbox sx has, is forza horizon 5 since Halo Infinite has pooped itself.
yesus, gt7 and fh5 released and that's the ammo all xbox fans have. You keep going and going back to that game, even if it's selling well and the issues were fixed.
This is getting... juicy baby.
@Rural-Bandit
Not really. I only played cod. I was monstrously good at it. Managed to build a clan that got to top 5 on the leaderboards.
Forgot Bluepoint is in Austin, might visit there. Infiltrate to see what they're working on, but bro. Please turn down it a bit. Read your reply to the other guy. You sound like an elitist.
no, gt7 has been the example because they have nothing else to complain games wise. You mean Playground, not turn 10. GT7 has a similar score to the motorsport ones. I'm not particularly worried about sims btw.
You're talking about sims. We're in the cheap zone. So no. Still cheap.
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@NEStalgia I'd wager the output is the same on both Nintendo and Sony over the years. I really don't think Nintendo has more Altus titles as of recently.
@Rural-Bandit
Oh... my... god lmao
I'll move to Houston I think.
I'm responding the answer to Austin question hahaha
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@Snake_V5
That’s patently false when it comes to their first party output.
Are they as good as Sony in that department? No they aren’t and probably won’t be for years. The Xbox One era hurt them.
Do they make good games? Yes they do. And recently they’ve gotten much better. It’s not back to early 360, OG Xbox quality yet. But they’re getting there.
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Great news, I hope they plan on acquiring another big fish soon!
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OK guys. I'm moving to greenpoint. Loud and clear.
Juicy.
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@RevGaming "Question, this is probably going to be deleted, but how are the girls in there? "
What are these beams of light suddenly appearing?? . This is a PlayStation site!
Single player gaming wasn't funding itself anymore for Bethesda, that's why FO76 happened in the first place. That's kind of the point with the whole service model for single player, these games cost too much to make with too much risk and too long to return for the return they get. Sony kind of boxed themselves and the industry into a corner during the PS4 era when they doubled down on trying to duplicate tlous success and started spending way too much making games. Laden called that out and pushed for more smaller games (despite having a hand in creating the monster) but Jim pushed him out. Now Jim is scrambling the other way chasing services. Lower cost, higher return, but still high risk.
De-risking is the name of the game now. Whether that means services, safe sequels, or live service. A new The Order is the last thing they want. Or a new Death loop. Or ghostwrite. They ballooned the budgets to the point is not that business viable under the current model.
They CAN return decent profits but at it's best dollar for dollar it'll never return an much as services and not nearly as long term. Heck, even Nintendo's gone that way with smash and animal crossing being the dominant push, though they haven't monetized that, yet. It lasts the groundwork. And we remember what NinNintendo monetization looks like. Nobody must ever forget the Badge Arcade Bunny....
@Gbarsotini You do know that Sony is a Japanese company right with division in western country's.
@Justjuzy Yes, I know. But SIE is in California. Nowadays Sony (gaming section) is japanese only by name. This was already discussed is this comment section.
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