It completely misses the point. People want Sony to produce more Japanese games. They don't want the same amount that just don't come to other platforms. If Sony were to open a new studio in Japan, no one would bitch because a new studio would mean more games. That's what people want. Acquiring From doesn't mean more games.
They don't care as long as there's a PlayStation Studios logo. Sony investing in From equals to Sony investing in Japan, that's literally it.
Nonsense. They don't care so long as it comes to PlayStation. You're here trying to tell us all they give a fuck about is the PS logo on a splash screen. Fanboys might care about that, most people don't.
It’s like people don’t realize what they know of as first party were originally independent studios that were bought out. Sony didn’t will them into existence out of thin air.
These studios where basically PlayStation studios before they came on board
MS didn't make anything exclusive. Sony would make shit stuff like locking games to crap resolutions, performances, no mods... like with Demon's Souls and Bloodborne.
Where can I buy starfield on ps5?
Because they got completely clapped in the console market and basically had no hope of getting marketshare.
On PC.
finally something we can agree on
So far there are no exclusives.
I asked you how I can buy it for ps5. Since you said MS didn’t make anything exclusive.
How is that relevant??
And look how well they have been doingSo far there are no exclusives.
For me as a consumer, it's great.And look how well they have been doing
It's not an exclusive if it's on PC. Evidently, the point you're making isn't really about exclusives, but taking games off other platforms.
I can buy previous Bethesda games on ps5 so I should be able to buy starfield right? Since ms didn’t make anything exclusive according to you.
Because he got fucked after HiFi Rush Starfield and Redfall came and went with no one buying machines for them (2 of these games is still exclusive btw), and realized he has to pivot asap.So far there are no exclusives.
You can't buy Arena, Daggerfall or Morrowind on PS5. And again, Starfield is on PC and Xbox Series, so not exclusive. Need a drawing??
I'll be surprised if that happens, considering Sony is in the business of porting first party games to PC now.
The "becauses" are irrelevant.
Great. So we’ve apparently established that there is no problem excluding platforms from previously multi platform developers. So I guess we can stop crying about future From games possibly not being on Xbox or PC, right?
Too big of a market to ignore imo.
Don't know what you mean. I wasn't happy with the Bethesda acquisition either, but most of their games are shit. I generally dislike when a good third-party gets gobbled up by one of the big 3 and they start taking games off other platforms following this. Thankfully for Sony, their market share is so large that Microsoft cannot really afford to do that.
This looks like a proper courtship.UPDATE 12/12/2024: Sony has now confirmed its interest in acquiring Kadokawa.
"It is true that we have made an initial statement of intent," said Sony in a report from Yahoo Japan (via IGN). "We would appreciate it if you would allow us to refrain from further comment."
This means both sides have now acknowledged the possible acquisition, though no further details are currently known.
ORIGINAL STORY 11/12/2024: Employees at FromSoftware owner Kadokawa are reportedly optimistic about a potential buyout from Sony due to frustration with current management.
Kadokawa suffered a ransomware cyberattack earlier this year, but employees were left disappointed by the response from current president and CEO Takeshi Natsuno.
As a result, employees are said to be "thrilled at the prospect of an acquisition by Sony", according to a new report from Japanese outlet Bunshun (via Automaton).
"The people around me are thrilled at the prospect of an acquisition by Sony," a veteran Kadokawa employee told Bunshun.
"That's because there's a certain number of employees who are dissatisfied with the Natsuno administration, which didn't even bother to hold a press conference after peoples' personal information was leaked in the cyberattack. They expect that if Sony were to acquire the company, they would get rid of the president first."
The cyberattack against Kadokawa included video streaming platform NicoNico, as well as personal employee information as part of 1.5 terabytes of stolen data.
Former chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa - part of the company's founding family - was reportedly "surprised, but appeared positive" about a Sony acquisition, according to a Bunshun source at the company.
Kadokawa himself resigned from the company in October 2022 following allegations of bribing an official of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Kadokawa denied the charges.
Conversely, economic analyst Takahiro Suzuki told Bunshun Kadokawa had little to gain from the acquisition. "Kadokawa will lose its independence, and management will become stricter," he said. "If they want to keep developing their business as freely as they have until now, [the acquisition] would be a bad choice. They'd have to be prepared for publications that don't lead to IP creation being put under scrutiny."
News of Sony possibly acquiring Kadokawa emerged from a Reuters report last month. The following day, Kadokawa acknowledged the takeover interest from Sony.
"The Company has received an initial letter of intent to acquire the Company's shares, but no decision has been made at this time," said Kadokawa at the time.
Still, the news has in part led to a sharp increase in Sony's stock value in Japan, which is currently the highest since 2000. As the Wall Street Journal reported, stock value has been on the rise for the past month following strong financial results from Sony and its profitable game segment.
As for what's next from FromSoftware, president Hidetaki Miyazaki stated a sequel to Elden Ring is not in development, but the company does have multiple projects in the works.
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Employees at FromSoftware owner Kadokawa reportedly "thrilled" about possible Sony takeover
UPDATE 12/12/2024: Sony has now confirmed its interest in acquiring Kadokawa.www.eurogamer.net
Because they got completely clapped in the console market and basically had no hope of getting marketshare.
Phil himself has been leaked talking about how he wants all Zenimax games to be exclusive.
Xbox's Phil Spencer Seemingly Decided to Make All ZeniMax Games Exclusives in 2021 Meeting - IGN
Phil Spencer apparently made a "big decision" to make all ZeniMax games Xbox exclusive in a November 2021 meeting.www.ign.com
IIRC Dark Souls 3 sold more on PC than in consoles.
I never had a hard on for cod being exclusive to one console. You seem upset. Shame.
"Some games". That's putting it mildly. And it's not even comparable to From Software, but I suspect you knew this already.
You can play starfield on console, pc and mobile. 3 choices.
And between 1995 and 2001, released no games on other platforms. That was basically a first-party studio.
Yeah, so they've basically always been a first-party studio.
And 1 game for the N64 way back in 1999. Basically a first-party studio.
The argument being put forth is that those studios were basically first-party studios before Sony officially acquired them, which is true. No one would call From a Sony first-party studio at the moment, so why act like the situations are similar? They aren't.
Congrats you've gone back 22+ years to dig those up when Bethesda was a relatively small dev yet avoided the fact that the PS version of Starfield was cancelled due to the acquisition.
Thank you and still not an exclusive.
It’s excluding PS when Skyrim, the immediate predecessor, didn’t. Because MS ordered Bethesda to exclude it. Stop playing dense.
No idea why you're typing all this. I'm saying that what people want from Sony is more Japanese games, not that they simply buy up existing studios and remove their games from other platforms. So them acquiring from and going, "but I thought you wanted Japanese games" misses the point that this won't increase their output. It's not more Japanese games on PlayStation. It's fewer games on other platforms going with the assumption that they stop releasing them on other platforms.
Is ps5 not a console?
2 platforms instead of only 1 and 1 of those platforms having much less limitations that the others is far from the same thing in reverse.
Oh, great, the "u mad bro?" tactic
