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Jeff Grub: Sony acquiring Square Enix was the big rumor about the next potential Sony acquisition
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Pagusas
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curious if Square sold off those other companies for cheap to make themselves more attractive (less head count/debt/offices).
I kinda like the idea of Square under Sony's umbrella, maybe they'd get the team resources and marking knowledge they so desperately need. Along with a giant NO when thinking about talking about any game more than 4 years out from release.
I kinda like the idea of Square under Sony's umbrella, maybe they'd get the team resources and marking knowledge they so desperately need. Along with a giant NO when thinking about talking about any game more than 4 years out from release.
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Men_in_Boxes
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This guy pissing out his butt again?
Cyber_hunter026
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remember_spinal
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Yes, sony is also interested in investing in CLOUD
kyliethicc
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My sources are saying Jimbo bought Sony
TheDarkPhantom
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And this rabid neckbeard needed yet *another* GAF thread because?
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ChorizoPicozo
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Hope not. Square Enix sucks big stinky ass.
NonPhixion
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Shame on you for following Jeff Grub on twitter.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Doubtful.
If Sony wanted to buy Square Enix they'd want the Eidos part too.
Not only for Tomb Raider and other IP's
But I assume the Marvel license goes with the studio's?
Unless they was a game deal.
But still why wouldn't Sony want Final Fantasy & Tomb Raider which are Two of the biggest OG Playstation IP's under their umbrella.
If Sony wanted to buy Square Enix they'd want the Eidos part too.
Not only for Tomb Raider and other IP's
But I assume the Marvel license goes with the studio's?
Unless they was a game deal.
But still why wouldn't Sony want Final Fantasy & Tomb Raider which are Two of the biggest OG Playstation IP's under their umbrella.
Captain Toad
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These guys are NEVER right about studio acquisitions.
ChorizoPicozo
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And I like to pee through my ass.
Captain Toad
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I think Jeff Grubb Should end ALL his tweets with "And I continue to not know". Maybe even add a "shit".
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Abriael_GN
RSI Employee of the Year
Looks like "Insiders" now have devolved into the "hey, look at me! I was 10% right!"
Baki
Member
Jeff Grub is usually full of shit. I would take this rumour with a grain of salt. Hard to believe he’d have legitimate sources about M&A for a publicly traded Japanese company. Folks have to remember that these talks are highly guarded as they influence stock price and these kind of leaks could be consider insider trading and can lead to actual jail time. No one’s going to risk going to jail for Jeff fucking Grubb lol. Now if this was a private company, that’s a different story. Now this doesn’t mean that Sony isn’t in talks to buy Square. It just means that I don’t buy Jeff Grubb knowing anything.
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ChorizoPicozo
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Don't make me buy a PS5
Mech_Warrior
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I vote for banning Grubb discussion from this forum.
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Tiago Rodrigues
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I mean... final fantasy vii remake is still exclusive, ffxvi will be exclusive (supposedly timed), Forspoken will be exclusive.
The only thing this acquisition would change is the word "timed" at this point.
It does make sense though. Sony has a lot of the same businesses Square Enix has, including manga so...
The only thing this acquisition would change is the word "timed" at this point.
It does make sense though. Sony has a lot of the same businesses Square Enix has, including manga so...
Katajx
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The thing I liked about him since covid atleast was compiling lists and times for the Summer Game Mess E3 times events.
Mech_Warrior
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Did he get the dates right? Did he get anything else right?
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
Yes, sony is also interested in investing in CLOUD
Punished Miku
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They put a lot on Switch also. Thats the main thing that would change.
TheRedRiders
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It was a no brainer that Sony would be going after Square Enix.
Tiago Rodrigues
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Oh...and those Gamepass titles would leave as soon as those deals are done. There's an IP war going on as well and everyone will want that content on their services.
Edit: I assume there's some square Enix titles on gamepass but not sure
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Captain Toad
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Almost all Dragon Quest games since the PS1 launched were at least launched as PlayStation exclusives.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
It seems like when that happens we will all see it as a "fiiiiiinally" moment lol
More shocking deals could happen tbh, I feel a Square purchase seems more inevetable.
Mech_Warrior
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Embracer Group would not have bought SE West if western games were not profitable.
I would argue that SE East will now spam FF titles and devalue the brand.
I would argue that SE East will now spam FF titles and devalue the brand.
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begotten
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Tomb Raider isn't an "OG PlayStation IP". The only one that would have been worth grabbing out of the lot from Sonys' POV would have been Legacy of Kain, which was a console exclusive. Sony isn't in the business of hoarding average developers and IPs that have run their course in the current gaming landscape. $300M says it all.
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FeastYoEyes
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Losing a large chunk of the valuable western IP really makes Square Enix less palatable. But those are the kind of stupid decisions Sony has been making for the past two years so I shouldn't be too surprised.
SLB1904
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DeepEnigma
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FalsettoVibe
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MMO FF is kinda a big deal though. Fits right in with Sony Gaas strategy.
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MasterCornholio
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Rumors about Sony buying Square have been floating around for a while. I definitely know that Jeff was the one who started them.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
I think you know what I meant we don't have to be technical about it, Lara Croft despite being multiplatform is an original Playstation Icon, but yeah. LoK would have been another one
But that's an IP that need reviving, Tomb Raider does not.
And LoK was also a Multiplatform game
It appeared on both Dreamcast and Xbox
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MasterCornholio
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Tying Final Fantasy to PlayStation would be more their thing IMO.
Mech_Warrior
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They will make a movie first though lol
ManaByte
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Final Fantasy has been tied to PlayStation ever since SCEA published FFVII in 1997.
MasterCornholio
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I guess there are some perks for Sony if they owned FF. Plus they seem to be interested in online gaming now so having input from Square on that could be helpful.
I’m just not seeing this being about Babylons Fall to be honest.