Sony Is Looking to Make Even More Studio Acquisitions Ahead of PS5

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@Knuckles-Fajita Lol, might as well just buy Monolift Soft while they’re at it. Not gonna happen.

Bluepoint and kojipro (if ds is good)

@Knuckles-Fajita Metroid prime games scores good but the sales is just okay, I think sony want devs that can sells 10M games like ND with uncharted/tlou, insomniacs with spidey, guerilla with horizon zd, and santa monica studio with gow. Go big or go home lol.

I’d like to seek them branch out genre wise. Maybe add an RPG studio to help rival Obsidian.

As much as I love the Sony story games of this gen, some variation would be nice.

Kojima Productions and let the madman do a VR title!

Payday 3/ overkill/ star breeze..... crosses fingers even though it will never happen.

For the love of god please be Ready at Dawn, Supermassive and Remedy
Ill be okay with Kojima, Housemarque and Bluepoint aswell.

@Stragen8 They pretty much got Guerrilla games for that. Plus i heard for some time Japan Studio is making a big RPG.

Remedy would be nice 👍

Level-5 but they seem to concentrate on Nintendo these days. But their RPG games are excellent

ones i would like to see

Kojima Productions could be a good bet but of course Kojima might not want to be under the thumb of another corporation again after what happened at Konami

Square Enix, this is a pipe dream but it would be awesome buying Square would give PlayStation FINAL FANTASY, Dragon Quest and Tomb Raider exclusively just to name a few series

Konami well Konami are doing sweet eff all with their franchises right now except pachinko machines and under Sony they could get a whole new lease of life plus it would also put Castlevania, Silent Hill and Metal Gear under Sonys belt

Bluepoint well given the history they have with PS it's not hard to imagine

I would say platinum games after the release of astral chain. But I see them buying kojima pro. and housemarque there are pretty familiar with each other and I can see them pursuing a Japanese’s game studio also

@FullbringIchigo if Sony was going to spend that much money on square enix I would rather have them going after The Witcher Developers. They will have exclusive rights to the greatest franchise in the witcher and possibly cyberpunk

@get2sammyb how much longer can Sony ride with the remakes. I think Sony needs to invest more on studios that can deliver multiplayer experiences. Or buy a studios that can bring back Socom franchise

Rememy, HouseMarque, Dennaton, BluePoint and Camoflaug plz

@Morenoj1220 thing is buying CD Projekt Red would give them 3 or 4 franchises to work with at most but Square would give them over 70 potential franchises to work with including Chrono, Kingdom Hearts, Legacy of Kain, Deus Ex, NieR and Just Cause to name some

growth and investment doesn't necessarily mean going out and buying a bunch of studios. look at guerrilla or naughty dog.. guerrilla is now about 400 employees, with the staffing resources to work on more than one project. same for naughty dog.

as for remedy.. control wasn't exactly much of a hit, would it have done better as a sony exclusive?. in some circumstances, i think focus on a single platform, and the marketing/first party attachment can help. for example, imo, i don't think heavy rain or detroit become human would have been as successful as multiplatform titles (yes, i know they've now been announced for PC, but at the time...). whilst quantic dream wasn't a SCE studio, its relationship was pretty much exclusive with sony for almost a decade, it felt as such.. it's almost as if their style of games is synonymous with playstation. much like insomniac. not sure exactly sure where/how that close partnership broke down, but quantic dream would have been an obvious one.

not that their games appeal to me, but how about from software? more bloodborne and new IPs. though it's probably unlikely their parent corp would let them go.

@Morenoj1220 with Factions getting a stand alone release that will help. I think Sony had a team hammering away at MP. Also Predator Asymmetrical mp too dont forget. Instead of Playstation trying a smash why not use their mascots for a BR (Apex) or PvE and PvP ala Overwatch.

Can they just buy Bluepoint already ? Why not Other Ocean as well ? I love Medievil remake .

Bluepoint? YES!!!
Buy a small steak in From software? Yes!!!

Deck 13 maker of surge. Remedy mabye. Hopefully level 5

@oatmealwarrior92. I know right.uncharted collection looks amazing on the ps4. And medievil is awsomeword up son

Could add several teams to the list if they look into smaller studios. Drinkbox, Asobo, Mistwalker would be three good ones.

@LightingThor as much as I love Horizon, it’s not really an RPG in the same vein as Obsidian/Besthesda. That could change - but I just don’t see that being their thing.

I’m talking more about RPGs that give player choice. Something like Elder scrolls or Outer Worlds/Pillars of Eternity. Even going back to things like Champions of Norrath would be awesome.

@Stragen8 Yeah i get it , I also think Horizon 2 will improve big time in the RPG department. Sony needs someone like Deck 13 or Warhorse Studios which have made some flawed RPGs but under Sony they can really take that big step.

Sony is so good at how they operate and to think they're really going to double down on first-party content in 2020 makes me even more excited for what's to come. I think they have proven more than well that when it comes to blockbuster exclusives Sony is the top tier dog! 💪🐶

And about the studio acquisitions, I think some good studios that would be good for Sony to take under their wing are - Tarsier Studios (Little Nightmares) Focus Home Interactive (Vampyr, STYX, A Plague Tale) Square Enix (Life Is Strange, Kingdom of Hearts) Deep Silver (Agents of Mayhem, Saints Row) Rockstar Games (Bully, Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto) Crystal Dynamics (Tomb Raider).

I really hope they dont buy Housemarque. Their games arent bad it's just their a one trick pony when it comes to them. Top down/side scrolling twin stick shooters.

@nessisonett If Microsoft Can Buy Rare From Big N Its Possible If They Want To Sell

@Stragen8 A Good Rpg Studio They Should Buy Is Larion Studio Or They Could Buy a Japanese One Like Falcom

Konami (games division)

I generally frown upon the idea of acquisitions, but they've intentionally stagnated their own games development to the point that the best thing that could happen to the company is be purchased by someone actually interested in games.

Bluepoint games is the most important studio they could acquire that seems reasonable at this time. There are so many remakes they can keep pumping out that will be guaranteed sellers. They would have done a better job on MediEvil as well.

I would like to see Hello Games (No Man's Sky) and Playdead (Limbo, Inside) considered as well.

Remedy, Ready at Dawn, Bluepoint

@Morenoj1220 Nobody needs to invest more into multiplayer games, we don't need more of that shallow junk nor anymore GAAS flooding the market with trash. Everyone laughed at Iwata for calling multiplayer games a fad yet look around, every 3-4 years they go through a 'revival' to keep them engaging (because they're boring and shallow) and companies continue to find new ways to exploit the gullible. They are literally the cancer of gaming and need to be drastically reduced. Then look at how strong single players games remain. They were supposed to "die" 10 years ago and never once faltered. They continue to offer unique and memorable experiences and most don't feature any of the cancer that multiplayer games are so keen on spreading.

The worst thing to happen to gaming by far was the rise in popularity and the casual crowd hopping on CoD and the like.

Just don't allow any more games to go to PC.

Remedy is probably the next studio Sony buys.

I was really hoping Sony would have acquired the then financially struggling Obsidian games studio. But kudos to Microsoft for recognizing talent. I hope Sony targets one of their 2nd party affiliates before the competition does.

Bluepoint is a must at this point. Sony has so many IP just collecting dust. I feel like the original Devs have moved on from those franchises, and that's fine. But you need someone to shine a light on them, and for that reason I would put them front and centre. I think they'd do well pumping out amazing remakes and a few of their own IP/sequels to old IP.

@Cycologist Except for the White Knight Chronicles series which are terrible RPG games.

@DeepSpace5D Blue Point didn't develop the MediEvil remake. That was Other Ocean.

@GodGamer If the game they published isn't a Sony World Wide Studio developer, then such a game going to PC is inevitable.

@NomNom It's not about recognizing talent for Sony. The studio has to match Sony's vision to be a potential target for acquisition. I'm sure Obsidian has many talented staff, but Sony likely didn't see them as a fit.

@InsertUsername That's precisely my point. I meant Bluepoint would have done a better job at MediEvil if they had developed it.

@DeepSpace5D There's no guarantee they would have, but their track record is certainly better. The only real issue I noticed about the remake was the gameplay and controls are a bit dated for the modern era of gaming.

@InsertUsername Just like you said, going off their track record, chances are they would have done a much better job. When they completely remade Shadow of the Colossus, they made many quality-of-life improvements to the gameplay that helped it feel more modern control-wise. They could have done the same with Medievil and there would have been far less complaints about the game.

Bluepoint are wizards when it comes to remakes. Can’t wait to see what they’ve been working on next.

@InsertUsername No its not. The Order, Until Dawn, Bloodborne, etc.

@SaikoWaifu2003 Another stupid comment by someone who doesn't understand the point of buying a console. Exclusives also being competition, which is why most third party games suck. Those companies don't care about quality these days. Also I didn't invest in the brand to help make it what it is for them to give their games to some freeloading PC gamers. Just the facts.

@SaikoWaifu2003 Just realized you are a PC fangirl and a troll lol.

@Stragen8 That was a gut punch, that acquisition. I agree, more story RPGs/tactical RPGs along those lines would be a good move

@NomNom I agree, I've been a PS gamer through all of Obsidian's major hits — FNV, KOTOR2, TOW — and I think they make content in line with "Sony's vision", as that other person said. They make good RPGs with good stories, and if that isnt a Sony trademark I dont know what is. I wished they had scooped Obsidian, but I think Microsoft taking it was probably better, given their record of making Xbox AND PC compatible games. If Obsidian couldn't publish to PS and PC, there would be an outcry.

@DeepSpace5D Indeed, especially as 90s nostalgia seems to be hitting an all-time high lately. They could remake a vast amount of their catalog and ensure a lot of multi-generational fans stay with the console next gen, or hell, bring some old PSone fans back.