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Take-Two is it's on boss, they don't want to answer to Sony. If anything, I see Sony making GTA6 exclusive by throwing them a blank check.
I don’t think Sony has this type of moneyMicrosoft does tho.
I mean.... yes, technically this was not done in response to Bungie buying Activision.
But it has been no secret for the last ... what, 5 years?... that Microsoft has been going door to door looking for acquisitions. To say that Sony, out of the blue, decided Bungie was the move after a long history of developing studios and acquiring 2nd parties with a long history of partnership would be hilarious.
This is the type of reporting that is so mindless and pandering it makes you question the site, not to mention the reporter.
I mean.... yes, technically this was not done in response to Bungie buying Activision.
But it has been no secret for the last ... what, 5 years?... that Microsoft has been going door to door looking for acquisitions. To say that Sony, out of the blue, decided Bungie was the move after a long history of developing studios and acquiring 2nd parties with a long history of partnership would be hilarious.
This is the type of reporting that is so mindless and pandering it makes you question the site, not to mention the reporter.
The companies you mentioned release yearly top charting games and will command Activision type money. Sony not throwing 75+ billion at 1 company to keep up with the JonsesNo company ever has that kind of liquid cash. They use leverage to make these acquisitions.
The companies you mentioned release yearly top charting games and will command Activision type money. Sony not throwing 75+ billion at 1 company to keep up with the Jonses
EA, Ubisoft or T2 just doesn't sound feasible at allSony buying Capcom, Square or even Namco wouldn't even matter. They all use to be exclusive to Sony at some point, so if it does, nobody would be surprised. These brands aint really pumping out games like they use too, or at the quality either.
Plus the biggest brand left that would go for sale would be EA I think. I dont think Sony would make that move.
Sony buying Capcom, Square or even Namco wouldn't even matter. They all use to be exclusive to Sony at some point, so if it does, nobody would be surprised. These brands aint really pumping out games like they use too, or at the quality either.
Plus the biggest brand left that would go for sale would be EA I think. I don't think Sony would make that move.
EA, Ubisoft or T2 just doesn't sound feasible at all
Would be terrible for the industry too
EA and MS tried this consolidation stuff at the turn of the millennium and it didn't work out for anyone, just ran formerly great studios into the ground
It doesn't work like this. It takes MONTHS (in some cases, even a whole year) to make an acquisition. This was in the works for a long time. MSFT just beat Sony to the announcement for their acquisition of ATVI.
Take 2 and ea would cost more than activision. I just can’t see Sony spending that kinda money for yearly sports games that would probably still have to be multiplat unless they are going the game pass route.Reason why Activision sold for $68b is because it's a publicly traded company with a market cap of a little over $61b. ATVI (Activision) currently is trading around $80/share. MSFT bought ATVI for $95/share to take private. Prior to the announcement, ATVI was trading around $65/share.
You just cant ask for $100b just because you "feel" that's how much you're worth. There's sophisticated financial modeling and processes Investment Bankers follow when these types of deals happen. That's what I was trying to get at earlier...Respectfully.
Sony would get the leverage from the Financial Sponsors (PE firms) as well as the Term Loans from Investment Banks to make such a deal, if Sony felt inclined to do so. I'm 100% certain there's bankers right now from GS and MS who are talking to Sony to make another acquisition. This is far beyond video game economics at this point. This is high finance now.
Similar to how the Healthcare system has evolved into huge corporations and/or Healthcare "Networks". A quick Google search will answer most of your queries and provide some helpful insight/perspective on acquisitions such as this one.
Sony buying Capcom, Square or even Namco wouldn't even matter. They all use to be exclusive to Sony at some point, so if it does, nobody would be surprised. These brands aint really pumping out games like they use too, or at the quality either.
Plus the biggest brand left that would go for sale would be EA I think. I dont think Sony would make that move.
Throwing a "B" into the price usually demands some consideration. But yeah I cant see either selling out when they're printing money already.What makes y’all think Take Two and/or EA wants to be purchased![]()
Take 2 and ea would cost more than activision. I just can’t see Sony spending that kinda money for yearly sports games that would probably still have to be multiplat unless they are going the game pass route.
What makes y’all think Take Two and/or EA wants to be purchased![]()
I dunno, I wouldn't sleep on the Japanese developers/publishers.
FFXIV is the biggest MMO out there right now. It dethroned World of Warcraft which is no small feat. They even had to stop sales because they ran out of server capacity.
Monster Hunter continues to print money with every release.
They were a bit lost with the HD transition and PS3 but things have changed
You will get more bang for your buck with the Japanese publishers IMO than EA.
Sony doesn't need to outbid MS, they just need an edge which they got with the big blockbuster titles on PS4. With that as the foundation they can layer on top and expand into other things.
Nintendo is on the sidelines eating popcorn because they know their model won't be disturbed even though they have the worst hardware, worst online service, worst looking games and so many other things people ignore just so they can play Pokemon.
im just mad at EA for discontinuing fight night smh
Take 2 and ea would cost more than activision. I just can’t see Sony spending that kinda money for yearly sports games that would probably still have to be multiplat unless they are going the game pass route.
Take 2 is valued at 18 billion. I don't know how this **** works, but I don't think you'd have to pay 4x that to acquire them.