Sony will obviously be okay. They are more than just PlayStation. But this is going to hurt PlayStation in a noticeable way.
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I mean in much, much, much, much more minor news Danganronpa has just released on Xbox for the first time ever today, a month after the Switch release of Decadance.
Anything can happen of course but ATM the opposite of what you're saying is happening.
Bold of you to assume we won't be getting a "Microsoft acquires Square Enix/Bandai/Capcom/Sega" thread(s) in the next few years.
I mean, it's already happening in some places (like here in Brazil). The ammount of people buying PlayStations just for their exclusives is growing a lot. And it got worse after Microsoft invested heavily in Game Pass. It isn't rocket science, is it better to pay a monthly fee to play new games or use 1/3 of the minimum wage (yes, Sony games cost that ammount over here) to play Sony's ones?
This is a comment that I saw just now on a blog focused on PlayStation here in Brazil:
I was thinking something like that and with Japanese government encouraging it.
If they don't they're dead. MS have changed the face of the industry, for the worse, with their behaviour. That's simply the world we live in now. Sony either play by the new rules, in which they are at a huge disadvantage due to not being a trillion dollar mega corp, or they die.
Sony might be fine (but any COD hit will hurt). But to suggest devs will magically unify and drive the console is... sure is something. MS just needs to flash the cash and they'll flip. You think Capcom or Sega will back Sony no matter what? Both want to focus more on PC as well... and its not inconceivable that Xbox can get some sort of exclusivity with them. Or anyone really. Basically if Xbox wants it, and they are willing to pay for it, they can get that content. Sony cant just sit back and wait, if they do, it could be disastrous for them.
I think youre underestimating Sony's output here. MS has a ton of IPs that they can compete with as exclusives. Sony cannot compete when their studios release 2-3 big games a year and then develop for 4-5 years.
And also, this isnt the last acquisition for MS. And the fact that Gamepass is becoming an undeniable killer app cannot be understated either. There's no way Sony doesnt want that consistent revenue that they are lacking
It is functionally impossible for them to 'drive people' to PS. They need to stop the bleeding.
Buddy, you are speaking my language! Still my favorite multiplayer experience on a Sony console ever!
SE doesn't compare to Starfield and CoD. It'd have to be GTA or FIFA. That's what he's saying at least. For what it's worth I don't really agree. I think the best play is just shoring up content so SE and Capcom both fit.
Right, and more than that, they need to have some content so people still consider the platform. Even if it doesn't match CoD, you need IPs for your platform when things consolidate
I think MS has showed that releasing on Steam+Console isn't a huge blow, most people that buy games on Steam aren't starving to get a next gen console or anything
For that it's worth, Square Enix is probably the biggest reason I migrated from Nintendo to Sony's ecosystem in the nineties.
Nintendo survived the Wii U. I owned the Wii U and enjoyed it. Perhaps I'm delusional and not the right person to comment on all of this.
I don't want that to happen. I own both Series system, a PC and PS5 and I do not want it to be that way.
MS will own America and probably Europe after this, but Sony will still have a solid place with Square's support.
Sony and Playstation are going to be ok, they no longer compete with Microsoft anyway. The kind of audience they cater is different and it is always going to be there. I wouldn't be surprised to see Game Pass making in to their platforms tho, as a third party service and probably with some caveats.
How can you fight an acquisition war against a giant like Microsoft? It's not possible. They'll outbid every major deal Sony tries to enter.
Maybe if Apple acquires Sony but I don't see what's in it for them.
A "Spartacus" that is already losing a ton of valuable content/IPs to the competition. And it hasn't even been announced yet.
These sub services are all about content and IP. Now look what happened today and with the Bethesda acquisition.
I get it FF is huge, but you need the counter to CoD. One gets you GTA, NBA2k, etc. the other gets you FIFA, Madden, Battlefield, etc. There's not enough regular FF out there to compete. But agree that's my opinion...I'll be happy to be proven wrong.
Here's the thing.
I don't believe Sony is only interested in organic growth or 'closely-knit-acquisition', that's just a spin/lie/hoodwink.
I never said it here publicly because I don't like talking about acqusitions without any context or reference point to have a base of discussion on, but I always believed the few things below.
1. Sony as of 2018-2020 did not plan for major acquisitions. They expected to keep a lean organization/in line with how they operated.
2. But massive industry shifts in the past two years accelerated and changed the industry trend.
3. However, because Sony didn't account - both financially and strategically for major acquisitions in that period, they were not in both a headcount and cash flow position to openly engage or close deals.
4. They would only be able to do so AFTER April 2021.
And the below points are my speculation -
1. After April 2021, as I suspected, Sony started making acquisitions at a clip that was unlike how they were in previous generations.
2. However, I think a lot of 2021 acquisitions is more "backlog-oriented" - it's catching up to the fact that they were not in the strategical or financial 'allowance' ( by Sony Corp ) to make acquisitions, so they acquired partners close to them/already in talks in some capacity/have good working relationship.
3. We know that from Sony's financials, they emphasized 'strategic investment in mobile' as an area of focus.
4. I suspect that in coming months, we will see SIE embark on acquisitions/strategic investment that is more substantial and not part of the organic growth-family of "rationale."
To add to the aspect contributed by Activision/Blizzard:
- This is very much a 'we won't know until it happens' - but Sony is surely in conversation at the corporate level on the impact of the acquisition to their bottom line, and I would hardly be surprised if a conversation around reorientating their financial cap on strategic investments change, but that is purely speculative.
Sony technically has enough cash on their balance sheet to acquire
- Sega
- Square
- Capcom
Nintendo survived the WiiU because they 3DS was a monster and so are the Nintendo IPs.
They'll find it difficult to buy one of the big Japanese publishers, I personally think they'll go for ea and then call it a day for a while.
Who knows? EA's relationship with FIFA has been dicey so they could if they wanted since they negotiate with different leagues separately. It's different from Madden or MLB thought since the leagues have a lot of control there
My take too, but I'm not going to wade into this hyperbolic mess lol. Will be fun to revisit this thread a few years from now.
Somewhere the old guard at Playstation are saying to the new leadership "we told you so"....this was Microsoft's plan from the beginning and something the industry used to fear but they've rocked everyone to sleep with that sweet ol game pass deal and wanting games everywhere bs messaging. Whether we like it or not the industry will never be the same for Playstation this move will take away market share and it sucks I fully expect the games media to continue to cheer Microsoft on after every 3rd party publisher they purchase. Hopefully Sony continues to focus more on building its own ip they can't compete with Microsoft by swallowing up 3rd party publishers and it's not fair for people to expect them to compete with a 2 trillion $ company. Microsoft should've been broken up decades ago they've literally tried to do this in every industry they've participated in. To be clear Playstation isn't doomed lol they still make the best games in the industry in my book so they'll be fine but it's obvious to me that the business of Playstation is going to change and hopefully it's for the better.
I know, merely commenting on having the releasing their own console. They've found their way.
FIFA and the NFL would do the same thing MLB did - require their games to release on everything.
That's the point. It isn't.
The Nintendo audience is different.
Sony and MS have basically the same audience. That's why this hurts PlayStation so much.
At this point you have to wonder, IF Sony ever made a move for a publisher what's stopping Microsoft from just putting in a higher bid?
Exactly. While I think this is a huge hit for Sony, this could end up being the reason Playstation gets GamePass which is only a plus for everyone.
Hope you're sarcastic. With HZD and GT7 coming out it's going to be as hard to find one until may or june.
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