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Who should SONY buy?

EverydayBeast said:
As we approach console launches Microsoft recently had one heck of a pickup and is now a "threat" in the gaming world. Is it time for SONY to buy Rockstar?
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I was thinking Vanillaware because they already mostly make games for Playstation systems but you know what? I think they have much more freedom with Atlus than they would have with Sony.
 
If they were going to buy something: Square Enix would be a natural answer.

Will they buy Square? Probably not. But it's a wise purchase in the long run, I'd say. Maybe with direction from Sony they will become better than they've been for the last while now.

Kingdom Hearts 3? Dissapointment
Final Fantasy 13 / 15? Dissapointment
Final Fantasy 7 Remake? Was ok, but the source material was great, and even then, some of the changes they've made arent for the better

FF14? was also ok, but like, their games were better before. their leadership has just been bleh for awhile I think.
 
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EverydayBeast said:
I'll go ahead and comment than. Sony fans are starting to sense a game drought as Microsoft is putting together a set of games and they have no answer to the recent deals.
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Funny how it seems the prevailing thought is that somehow, without doing anything but sign a cheque, MS has put themselves in front and how will Sony "react".

Whereas, Sony has long set the benchmark and this recent action was really MS reacting to Sony. And even then, they only put themselves in a position to compete, what they actually do may be a different story.

Funny that.
 
EverydayBeast said:
I'll go ahead and comment than. Sony fans are starting to sense a game drought as Microsoft is putting together a set of games and they have no answer to the recent deals.
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Did Sony sell off their other Studios? Who bought them? A game drought? Sony wasn't/isn't lacking in studios. They already have them. MS had to invest to have the same type of output.
 
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farmerboy said:
Funny how it seems the prevailing thought is that somehow, without doing anything but sign a cheque, MS has put themselves in front and how will Sony "react".

Whereas, Sony has long set the benchmark and this recent action was really MS reacting to Sony. And even then, they only put themselves in a position to compete, what they actually do may be a different story.

Funny that.
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Building game rosters is the biggest thing and Microsoft is putting together games.
 
Danjin44 said:
I was thinking Vanillaware because they already mostly make games for Playstation systems but you know what? I think they have much more freedom with Atlus than they would have with Sony.
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I don't think Sony is interested in those types of games anymore outside of FF and Persona.
They don't even make an effort to bring SMT to playstation anymore.
It's weird that a game like 13 sentinels is not being released on the switch, looks like the perfect game for it.
 
Danjin44 said:
I was thinking Vanillaware because they already mostly make games for Playstation systems but you know what? I think they have much more freedom with Atlus than they would have with Sony.
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Ya, that dev and Housemarque.

Not big game kinds of studios. But the type that can churn out good digital marketplace games for $19.99 kind of thing.
 
farmerboy said:
Funny how it seems the prevailing thought is that somehow, without doing anything but sign a cheque, MS has put themselves in front and how will Sony "react".

Whereas, Sony has long set the benchmark and this recent action was really MS reacting to Sony. And even then, they only put themselves in a position to compete, what they actually do may be a different story.

Funny that.
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MS was reacting to Amazon, not Sony. And Amazon Luna is going to be a huge threat to Sony, you're kidding yourself if you think they see Sony as legitimate competition.
 
ZZZZ said:
I don't think Sony is interested in those types of games anymore outside of FF and Persona.
They don't even make an effort to bring SMT to playstation anymore.
It's weird that a game like 13 sentinels is not being released on the switch, looks like the perfect game for it.
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Yeah I think current Sony wouldn't fund Vanillaware to make games like 13 Sentinels.

StreetsofBeige said:
Not big game kinds of studios. But the type that can churn out good digital marketplace games for $19.99 kind of thing.
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I'm currently playing 13 Sentinels and I can tell you that I would gladly pay $200 for that game, that game is fucking phenomenal, its worth very penny. I like Vanillaware games more than most high budget AAA games came out this gen combined.
 
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Eventually they are going to get bluepoint. They'll probably do one more remaster with them and then acquire them if they can. Bluepoint makes sense since they have worked with Sony a couple of times and has had good results and I can see Sony purchasing them to have them work on bringingmore of their franchises back
 
Bluepoint and Housemarque. They have worked with them for years now and seem to be a good fit. I already have a feeling that SONY is gonna pick up Bluepoint once Demon's Souls releases.
They can be their remake studio while also working on their own IP.
 
lastmessiah said:
MS was reacting to Amazon, not Sony. And Amazon Luna is going to be a huge threat to Sony, you're kidding yourself if you think they see Sony as legitimate competition.
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If Sony is so insignificant, why couldn't MS beat them? Hell, everyone forgets what a behemoth Ninty was/is and Sony managed to hold their own against them AND see off Sega in the process.

Always underestimating Sony. And celebrating this new MS content while ignoring the WEALTH of content Sony has created and is still to create.
 
Danjin44 said:
Yeah I think current Sony wouldn't fund Vanillaware to make games like 13 Sentinels.


I'm currently playing 13 Sentinels and I can tell you that I would gladly pay $200 for that game, that game is fucking phenomenal, its worth very penny. I like Vanillaware games more than most high budget AAA games came out this gen combined.
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My mistake. I didn't know they made that game and its a full price game. I was thinking Dragon Crown kind of thing.
 
EverydayBeast said:
I'll go ahead and comment than. Sony fans are starting to sense a game drought as Microsoft is putting together a set of games and they have no answer to the recent deals.
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It's a quality over quantity thing for Sony now. PlayStation will never match Xbox's first party output now but I would be shocked if Microsoft puts out a slew of titles that match the caliber of Sony's.

This publisher acquisition was made purely to sell Gamepass subs through pumping out many titles as fast as possible and it's definitely going to work for them.
 
lastmessiah said:
MS was reacting to Amazon, not Sony.
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I think you're on the mark with this. Amazon would have made a play for them if Microsoft didn't step in. Sony doesn't have the cash to be a player in something this big hence why they're scooping up the timed exclusives left right and center. Much less risk with as great of a reward. Being able to play games like Kena, Ghostwire Tokyo and Project Athia first are icing on the cake to the first party offerings.
 
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