The_Mighty_Ducks Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just curious on what everyone would choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Take-Two, what they've done for the gaming industry as art is amazing, and it really matches Sony's philosophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaivRules Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 None. That legitimizes their tactic and only further escalates the situation. 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDGER666 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Non, Sony already has the best. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalalHmd Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, GUDGER666 said: Non, Sony already has the best. lol. maybe if you like interactive movies 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Batmannequin Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Square Enix and Take-Two 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MidnightDragon Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, DaivRules said: None. That legitimizes their tactic and only further escalates the situation. Pretty much this. It’s bullshit, even if I don’t care about Activision. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdogg_gamer_ Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Square and Ubi. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sephiroth4424 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Ratalaika 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gruffiiti Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 None. That kind of money could create a few different studios with massive budgets to create new incredible IPs. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GTA_Darren Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Studios which make games like ZJ the Ball Challenge: Level or My Name is Mayo. Then, releasing those games on Xbox Live to ruin their achievement community. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DoctorDrPepper Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 Konami, mostly just to save Konami from itself. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmakar83 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 18 minutes ago, DaivRules said: None. That legitimizes their tactic and only further escalates the situation. This. It's bad enough that Microsoft is just buying everyone up without Sony doing the exact same thing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyNameIs_Rainman Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, DoctorDrPepper said: Konami, mostly just to save Konami from itself. If anything I'd just acquire exclusive rights from Konami to develop their IPs, but leave Konami and their Gacha to their own vices. I personally think Sony opening maybe another internal studio + expanding others would be a better value. Also will be a nice way of cementing their philosophy of cultivating their own studios first. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDGER666 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 15 minutes ago, TalalHmd said: lol. maybe if you like interactive movies What .. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolandMate Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Better sevices, to be honest, MS is ahead (miles ahead) from Sony in field of services, Sony is just fine with their games, but if I needed to choose, it would be Square Enix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclip1776 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, DaivRules said: None. That legitimizes their tactic and only further escalates the situation. I agree with none, at least not immediately. Sony is a business and the games business is very much a reactive industry so ignoring this acquisition isn't smart either. Sony should continue to do what they think is best to continue to grow their business (which they continue to do) but an acquisition the size of Activision should give them pause. In June 2023, Xbox is going to have 30 studios making games, some of these individual studios extremely large. Sony currently has, I think, 17 studios (after all of the purchases last year) and not all of them are creating games (i.e. some are support studios like Valkyrie Entertainment). Growing Sony's first party studios organically is a great idea so that these studios can continue to make multiple games but I do think that at some point, Sony will need to close the gap to Xbox studio numbers in order to compete with the quantity of new games. More acquisitions or opening new first party studios (or a combination of both) will be in the future of Sony, guaranteed, and I'm talking on a larger scale or volume. I always hear from other gamers we want quality games not quantity but in reality, you need both to compete in this industry. Most consumers in the world that PS and Xbox are trying to lure over are not the loyal PS and Xbox current owners so having a high number of quality and quantity games to keep pace is necessary. We'll see what happens but I expect to see Sony respond to this news at some point by showing off more new, exclusive games coming to PS in the coming years and additional growth within their first party studios. Edited January 18, 2022 by Paperclip1776 grammar update 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sepheroithisgod Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Realistically, no single acquisition will be enough to counter this. My best bet is Square Enix. With the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it means they now control World of Warcraft. Buying out Square gives them the number 1 MMORPG FFXIV along with the rest of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, and many other titles and properties. These are franchises best known on PlayStation so it's a smart move IMO. Valve. This might sound like a stretch, but Playstation and Valve would be a power couple. There's no denying that Sony is moving into the PC Market and that adding PS exclusive to the Steam library would be a smart decision for both companies. Microsoft is clearly gaining ground in the PC space and gamepass is a threat to steam just like PS. I don't think EA, 2K, or Ubisoft is on the table at all, but acquiring multiple mid-size studios is a solution, thus I suggest SEGA, Konami, & Capcom. This would provide a huge catalog of high-profile games like Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania, Persona, Yakuza, Sonic, Street Fighter, and much more. It's a great way to ensure that Sony has a huge library of beloved IPs to ensure that their platform flourishes. Edited January 18, 2022 by sepheroithisgod 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArcadeKid Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 There is no realistic counter to Microsoft's buy-out of ZeniMax and Activision. EA would be the closest thing, or perhaps Ubisoft - but that's not realistic. What I'd really like to see Sony do is diversify the games produced by their first-party studios. It's no secret that they've produced a huge number of hits since the PS3 days, and I'm sure that will continue - but I'm worried Sony is focusing on the third-person action-adventure at the expense of practically every other genre under the sun. There are no RPGs. There are no first-person shooters. There are no racers, with the exception of Gran Turismo which launches about once every five years. What we do have is the Horizon sequel (third-person action-adventure), the God of War sequel (third-person action-adventure), the Spider-Man sequel (third-person action-adventure), the supposed The Last of Us remake (third-person action-adventure). You get the picture. From a genre perspective, there's extremely little experimentation coming from Sony's premier studios. And I get it, economically - but it's also a risk not to give other genres the triple-A treatment, especially in light of Microsoft's bombshell buy-outs. If Sony can't compete with Microsoft financially, I believe they can compete with them creatively. But I sincerely hope they've got more up their sleeves than what they've shown us so far. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDGES Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 a 3 punch combo of Square, Capcom and Sega, own the Japanese game market or Take Two, Sony always seemed to have a good relationship with them, and yes, they can buy them, Sony is a huge company 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post willmill97 Posted January 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2022 I would acquire the rights to Electricity. It would be fun to see Microsoft continue their crafty antics without power! 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communistwookiee Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Realistically there isn't anything they could do, and I don't think that this is the right tactic for anyone. Sony just needs to stay the course on what they've been doing, and if anything just update the frequency of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozalia1 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 A partnership with Nintendo (say Sony allowing Nintendo games on their console and giving Nintendo all of the money) or a merger would be the only thing that would be so massive that'd it'd instantly reverse and more all that Microsoft is doing. Nothing else would come close to having that effect. Buying/creating a large amount of studios on the cheap would be the better move I'd say. So basically what they've been doing thus far, but more of it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBloodmoney Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Why would me acquiring a studio counter Microsoft? What do I know about running a studio? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyleh Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hypothetically, FromSoftware and Epic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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