WitchHunter
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Disney about to purchase all of Sony for Spider-Man rights?
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Marty-McFly
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It was actually Sony's destiny to become kiddy all along,
and to go third party (which has already happened on PC).
and to go third party (which has already happened on PC).
eastcoastkody
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umm. Sony doesn't own Spider-Man
they just have the movie rights
they just have the movie rights
Burythelight
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It's a common thing on xbox console warrior apparently.
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Gameplaylover
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Lol, i mean Spiderman prints money, but not that much money.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
GamingKaiju
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Won’t happen. Sony is to big for the mouse plus Sony comes with technology/services that Disney would have no clue what to do with.
That source though OP
That source though OP
GeekyDad
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From the actual article (if anyone bothered to read it, and if anything from the outlet is worthy of reading):
"...It sounds like Disney is possibly offering to buy out Spider-Man rights, or buy Sony’s film division, although our source said they are considering buying Sony, which doesn’t rule out a merger/acquisition. ..."
Just reading the article, it sounds like the author of the article didn't fully read and/or adequately understand the information they were presented. But the text I emboldened seems like the only viable information for consideration.
"...It sounds like Disney is possibly offering to buy out Spider-Man rights, or buy Sony’s film division, although our source said they are considering buying Sony, which doesn’t rule out a merger/acquisition. ..."
Just reading the article, it sounds like the author of the article didn't fully read and/or adequately understand the information they were presented. But the text I emboldened seems like the only viable information for consideration.
freefornow
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Well, they did pay $4B to George Lucas for Star Wars. Which is bigger, Star Wars or Spiderman?
No way would they be able to purchase Sony as a whole.
No way would they be able to purchase Sony as a whole.
VolticArchangel
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Lupin25
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Not to this extent; It goes against tradition and proprietary values.
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WitchHunter
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Ahem.
SlimeGooGoo
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TrebleShot
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Never happening.
But hypothetically if it did the censorship would be epic.
But hypothetically if it did the censorship would be epic.
sankt-Antonio
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Can’t buy Japanese companies like that. The Government , as far as I remember, does not allow that to happen to their industries.
Guardian's Light
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I mean, this is probably a bullshit news, but if ever Disney buy Sony, Sony would be fucked
Exclusive: Disney Considering Buyout Of Sony For Spider-Man Characters
We've exclusively learned that Disney is considering a major move to finally get the Spider-Man character rights from Sony.www.giantfreakinrobot.com
Holy shit if that happens. It would mean Disney owns Playstation. Which would make things highly interesting.
Disney has Midas touch nowadays, except all they touch doesn't turn into gold, but into diarrhea
waquzy
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Are you joking?! Disney could easily buy Sony outright. Sony is a small fish compared to the likes of Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft etc.
betrayal
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That will never happen. The article also hints at it. If at all, the rights or the film division will be bought.
Sony has extremely high revenue divisions that most have never heard of, such as financial divisions, camera sensors (every iPhone has one from Sony, for example) and many many more.
Sony has extremely high revenue divisions that most have never heard of, such as financial divisions, camera sensors (every iPhone has one from Sony, for example) and many many more.
betrayal
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That's not quite true. Sony has been making significantly more revenue than Disney for years. So to say Disney is bigger than Sony is at least debatable.
As I said, most people think of Sony in terms of electronic devices and video games. And that couldn't be further from reality.
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I wouldn’t say easily buy it. It still is a 300m company buying a 120m company, which is a stretch. One thing to highlight that Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Apple and Amazon are on another tier of size.
Derift
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Because Jim Ryan is the leader of Sony right...
waquzy
Member
Add Samsung to the list as well
4 biggest revenue contributors for Sony last year were( in billions)
Gaming 25
Electronics 18
Imaging and products 9
Music 8
Pictures 7
So it’s still mainly games and electronics
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More of a question for everyone instead of a reply but really interested to know how the sony financial service business does and whether it has any impacts on their cash-on-hand balance. I probably have some incorrect assumptions.
Tommi84
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Sooner or later, Spidey will be on PC. Nixxes wasn't bought to port some small franchises or unknown games.
Ritsumei2020
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Flash Junkins
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My goodness there are a lot of people in here rage defending a videogame system....in their adult years...and trying to hold the intellectual high ground. The irony is delicious.
Disney could indeed buy Sony 3 times over. However why would they dump money into a non-profitable dumpster fire of a company?
Wait they did buy ESPN....lol
Disney could indeed buy Sony 3 times over. However why would they dump money into a non-profitable dumpster fire of a company?
Wait they did buy ESPN....lol
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waquzy
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They could if they wanted to, but you can’t buy a Japanese brand that easily, their government has strict rules against it.
Flash Junkins
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Again Sony IS NOT profitable if you review all their divisions. Who would buy it?
Although the thought of Disney using the PS as the exclusive way to play their IP's games would be hilarious.
Zathalus
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Disney can't buy Sony, they straight up can't afford it. Microsoft certainly could, but they would then have to deal with Japanese regulators.
The timeline that Microsoft buys Sony would be fascinating however. What would we even get? Xstation? Playbox? Or just a brand new name? Pretty funny to think about.
The timeline that Microsoft buys Sony would be fascinating however. What would we even get? Xstation? Playbox? Or just a brand new name? Pretty funny to think about.
Zathalus
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You know, basic fact check via an internet search engine is not that hard.
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Sony posts record Q1 profit on pandemic demand for devices and content
Sony Corp (6758.T) raised its earnings outlook on Wednesday after a record first-quarter operating profit helped by pandemic stay-at-home demand for PlayStation 5 consoles, TVs, music and movies.
www.reuters.com
$9 billion dollar yearly profit.
While Playstation is the biggest money maker, it is not the only one:
Sony is also flush with cash (obviously not as much as Microsoft, but few companies are):
Sony Cash on Hand 2010-2024 | SONY
Sony cash on hand from 2010 to 2024. Cash on hand can be defined as cash deposits at financial institutions that can immediately be withdrawn at any time, and investments maturing in one year or less that are highly liquid and therefore regarded as cash equivalents and reported with or near cash...
www.macrotrends.net
Honestly it doesn't make sense for Disney to be buying anybody right now. I'm sure Covid is messing up a lot of their business from the parks to the movie going plus aren't they still hurting from the fox merger.
Plus their net worth are both around a 100 billion.
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Same ol G
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I see going to PC not really multiplatform.
Also while the last Spiderman game was quite good, i really liked the Ultimate Spiderman games those were actually more fun to play imho.
going to pc is multiplatform though.
Gameplaylover
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Why Disney Won't Buy Spider-Man Back From Sony
Sony has the film rights to Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Disney isn't rushing to get Spider-Man back.
From what I gather Sony owns the film rights but not the video game rights. Disney and them simply worked out a deal to put spiderman into the MCU.
nowhat
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This is about the movie rights, which Sony still holds.
Black_Stride
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Easily?
Disneys MarketCap is 300B Sony is 120B, you aint easily buying shit with those numbers.
9 billion dollars in income and the company is NOT profitable?
Thats 9,000,000,000 dollars.....they could give every person on the planet a dollar and still have made a profit.
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