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Taking a look at this chart, Ubisoft is really really bad.

I guess it's safe to say no one needs to buy Konami! They have realized they can make money in more things than just gambling

The lack of Vita disturbs me

I hope we see what Bend, Bluepoint, and Haven are working on.

Also any update on Ballistic Moon and Deviations projects would be nice.

Chill bro, give it a year, at least. lmao

Not me reading the comments to get more titles to add to the list for my future Vita purchases.

Square is basically a Sony subdivision isn't it?

Does this mean I can log in and post as myself in any of the affiliated sites? I have the other consoles but I was too lazy to set up a profile for each site.

Can't wait to play sack boy, I'm glad I held off on buying it

@C25CLOUD
The team that handled SOCOM closed down, at the same time COD was on the rise, so Sony didn't bother to make a new one.
Killzone Shadow Fall was meant to be a showcase of the power a PS4 console could output. Even to this day, it's one of the most visually impressive games we have ever seen on the PlayStation 4, unfortunately, Gorilla dropped the ball on the story. Which was unfortunate.
For Resistance, I wouldn't mind a full remake of the series bundled for modern consoles.

I've platinumed it, I'll pre-order the dlc and get back into it when I finish my current game.

Even the threat of COD being removed from PlayStation likely won't bring Killzone, Resistance, and SOCOM back from the grave, which is disappointing to me. Bluepoint could absolutely nail any of these games remade on modern consoles...

@Atreus97 I got a gigabyte G5KD for less than 700 USD, I use it for game pass and steam. It has a RTX 3070 which is pretty solid for gaming. There are better options for gaming available now on laptop.

If there is one, I'd buy it but I won't like it, I'll do the same thing I did with the PS4, sell the standard and buy the pro...

So does this mean all future titles will be day one on PC? If so they may as well put it on game pass too, save me money so I can just do that from now on

I feel like the quality has gone down, since it became available as a multiplat

This is pretty surprising, the support studios have done a great job up until now.

Just remaster saints row 1 and make it available on PlayStation, I'll buy it.

I think E3 used to cost publishers an insane amount of money. With COVID requiring virtualization, big publishers simply realized it wasn't worth it. E3 should change it's demographic to indie games and studios, charge far less, and occupy less space. Only way it can survive moving forward...

People keep circling back to ff7remake as being anti consumer, to justify ABK purchase, but it's not like SE has a big market in the Xbox community. Most of their sales are split like the following:
55% Sony
40% Nintendo
5% Microsoft
It can make sense why they wouldn't go through the effort of publishing it on Xbox if they don't expect to see enough profit to justify doing so. The game wouldn't even run on the switch.

Even if Sony were to make a new Killzone with VR support, how many of you would buy it over a new COD?

IF it's like Killzone 2 + Mercenary, I would definitely buy it myself.

@OtsutsukiBoruto 100% everyone who celebrates with acquisition is looking at it very shortsightedly, over the next few years we will see the ramifications of this acquisition. It isn't so easy to make a COD killer, EA couldn't do it, Bungie couldn't do it, what makes people think Sony can do it? Even if a multi plat Killzone, resistance or Socom was released, people who have never played the franchise need to take a chance and try it over the dominant COD, it's an uphill battle at the very least.

This deal was always going to go through, I just hope this prevents Microsoft from purchasing any future publisher. As it stands, they have bought two, and will now have almost double the studios Sony has...

@koffing it's ridiculous to assume Sony would not oppose this deal. Even if Sony could make a competent shooter, it'll take at least a decade of good marketing, as well as releasing it multiplatform to maybe even sniff COD. In performance or sales. If Microsoft were in their shoes, they'd have done the same.

@StylesT Sony has allocated a separate budget for PSVR, to that of PlayStation consoles (i.e. fighting the merger). All the deals you see for the console, are in no way related to any budgets and negotiations Sony has done to bring games to the psvr2. This is a complete non issue.

@JayJ coming from one of the biggest Xbox "hardcore fanboys," this is hilarious.

I find that we at least have a healthy debate here.

@get2sammyb even though these franchises existed pre acquisition, they will soon be exclusive to Xbox & game pass.

@Enigk it's annoying the generation of an acquisition, since you expected Bethesda's catalogue to show up when you bought a PlayStation 5. Next generation, I might reevaluate my spending, buy a game pass for my PC.

Surprised Pikachu face

The only reason they didn't block deathloop and ghost wire was because they were already publically announced.

@robhammy88 not until it is confirmed, no point getting anyone's hopes up

@Green-Bandit of the current third party shooters, in terms of franchise appeal, Microsoft has the best ones:
Halo
Gears
COD

What they do with those franchises leaves much to be desired. I really do hope Sony looks to revitalize some of their dormant franchises, like Socom, Resistance, and Killzone. The PS5 is lacking in variety in this department.

Better enjoy it everyone. Should be the last Crash game you'll see on the PlayStation.

This is a hilariously on the nose joke about Persona 5 being Phantom thieves, since that's what Gacha games are.

@UltimateOtaku91 They'd always exist. People love collecting physical media.

If it allows me to sell digital licenses of games I don't play anymore, I'd be on board. Haha

Not gonna lie, I'm interested. Looks like I can use that fallout 4 building skill somewhere new haha

I'd like to see more of these for all of Sony first party studios, and Bungie

Twitter can be a cesspool if you don't use it just for news and quick tweets.

I thought the video game licensing for James Bond was owned by Rare (Microsoft)?

@Acurisur I agree on Capcom, Square Enix however is worth less than 5 billion, Sony could big if, acquire them, and still have left over money for other sectors.

@awp69 unlikely.

Square situation would be similar to Bethesda's not ABK.

Bethesda worked closely with Microsoft for years, so they were wholly acquired and don't need to release anything to competition.

ABK has always been multi plat, other than marketing deals, this has never changed. So regulators will likely force at least some of ABK to remain multi plat.

Square used to release on Microsoft consoles, but in the past 3 years they have released less than 5. They would be considered closely associated to Sony, and maybe Nintendo. So hypothetically Sony would be able to keep all their IP and studios to themselves. However, I can see Sony keeping some franchises multi plat due to popularity and licensing agreements (Kingdom hearts).

Would Sony acquire a publisher? Probably not, imho. It'd be interesting if they do, but my bet is on them acquiring independent studios like Ballistic Moon, Deviation, ember labs etc.

I think the bigger question is, can Microsoft buy another publisher after they acquire Activision?

Guess I'll be pre-ordering this...I wonder if there is a collector's edition 🤔

@KidBoruto looks confirmed to me:

https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2023/02/19/sony-playstation-acquired-ballistic-moon/amp/

@JustPlainLoco I could see them working on a PSVR title tbh, Rush of blood was so underrated, and I'm sure people would love a sequel from the same minds.

I also think Deviation will be acquired one of these days, if you seen the tour of their office, they have an unhealthy amount of PS decoration for an independent studio.

@C25CLOUD they would on the condition whoever buys them licenses out their IP on a contractual basis rather than wholly owning them. I read that sometime in 2021 when they initially put it up for sale, and Microsoft inquired about the purchase, this was a sticking point to them not wanting to buy wb gaming division.

@Voltan considering Sony owns the IP, I'd love if they revisit that universe albeit with new characters.

@TrickyDicky99 Do you just copy and paste the comments?

This is a pretty interesting market for Chinese consumers. They'd likely also buy digitally as well once they receive the unlocked consoles

@TrickyDicky99 Forbidden West is last gen?

@Sil_Am Jeanne D'Arc is one of my all-time favorite games. You have unlocked a core memory. Thank you!

Yes, I wish this game was remastered for modern consoles with the tactics ogre treatment.

@__jamiie what a dumb take. Being the market leader has nothing to do with not wanting a publisher that is equal in size to you get swallowed by the competition. There is no world where that can be considered fair.

I don't mind Uncharted being Multi plat, if I can play Halo on my PlayStation 5.