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[GigaBowser]

The cost of buying out Kadokawa entirely could discourage Sony from acquisition deal, says Japanese finance outlet - AUTOMATON WEST

Japan's Toyo Keizai reports that a total buyout of FromSoftware owner Kadokawa could be potentially challenging for Sony.

automaton-media.com

 

[SweetTooth]

Someone who doesn't understand how SIE works, again...

Be nice to him, he is just scared

 

[Drell]

Someone who doesn't understand how SIE works, again...

Care to explain then?

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Care to explain then?

You've created this "Sony America" character that doesn't exist.

Sony's studios are run largely independently and it's always been that way. Sony gives studios pretty extreme leeway and developers have always mentioned this in their interviews.

You're so focused on culture war stuff that you have to make up an entirely fictional org structure and pretend that Sony's development teams aren't handled the same way internationally.

The amount of people who talk about Concord but never played it is fascinating. I've never in my entire life as a gamer seen more people focus on a game they never played than this one game and to try to attach every other game out of the US to Concord.

 

[nial]

Care to explain then?

Let's see, California SIE's involvement on Japanese/Asian production (and European for that matter) is, at most, trivial.
Every regional branch (America, Europe, Japan/Asia) has its own set of producers that do the heavy lifting regarding game production.
The biggest American influence you will get to see if From gets acquired is Scott Rodhe handling global internal production, and you know? He wasn't even involved in Concord; that was by head of global external production, John Rostron (a British man), who also oversaw Stellar Blade, which I think proves enough that their involvement doesn't really change much in the grand scheme of things.
Sorry, but this Sony California that's going to destroy your games is nothing more than a boogeyman.

 

[SkylineRKR]

Sony Japan (and Asia) allow games like Stellar Blade and DoAX. There is absolutely nothing to worry about. FFVII Remakes have very sexy designs for its women too. Japan/Asia just doesn't give a fuck.

The problems exist with games specifically developed in the west and namely the US. For example its studios like Naughty Dog who are run by woke fucks like Cuckmann.

This is why I barely play games developed in the west anymore. I even can't remember the last. There are really good games out there, without much pandering. Just this year you can play FFVII R, Wukong, Stellar Blade, Shadow of the Ninja, Metaphor, Silent Hill 2 (western developed remake in collab with Japan), Like a Dragon on PS5.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Let's see, California SIE's involvement on Japanese/Asian production (and European for that matter) is, at most, trivial.
Every regional branch (America, Europe, Japan/Asia) has its own set of producers that do the heavy lifting regarding game production.
The biggest American influence you will get to see if From gets acquired is Scott Rodhe handling global internal production, and you know? He wasn't even involved in Concord; that was by head of global external production, John Rostron (a British man), who also oversaw Stellar Blade, which I think proves enough that their involvement doesn't really change much in the grand scheme of things.
Sorry, but this Sony California that's going to destroy your games is nothing more than a boogeyman.

Firewalk wasn't even in California... They were in Washington.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Let's see, California SIE's involvement on Japanese/Asian production (and European for that matter) is, at most, trivial.
Every regional branch (America, Europe, Japan/Asia) has its own set of producers that do the heavy lifting regarding game production.
The biggest American influence you will get to see if From gets acquired is Scott Rodhe handling global internal production, and you know? He wasn't even involved in Concord; that was by head of global external production, John Rostron (a British man), who also oversaw Stellar Blade, which I think proves enough that their involvement doesn't really change much in the grand scheme of things.
Sorry, but this Sony California that's going to destroy your games is nothing more than a boogeyman.

Super cookies your avatar.

Who is she?

 

[Venom Snake]

Super cookies your avatar.

Who is she?

Madoka Kaname

Madoka Kaname (鹿目まどか, Madoka Kaname?) is one of the five main Magical Girls and the title character of Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica anime and manga series. She's a second-year student at Mitakihara Middle School and is in the same class as Sayaka and Homura. In Episode 12, she transformed into a...

madoka.fandom.com

 

[nial]

Super cookies your avatar.

Who is she?

She's Kaname Madoka from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica/Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

 

[Radical_3d]

Sony owning medias like Famitsu, great idea.

What a loss if we loose a beacon of good journalism like Famitsu.

 

[GHound]

Givne the fact that Famitsu already reviews From Sotware games (Armored Core 6 and Elden Ring, for example), and even interviewed Miyazaki, this meme image already happens, no? :-D

Wait until people find out that Kadokawa also owns Anime News Network who also already reviews Kadokawa produced and published properties.

 

[Yoda]

It's odd seeing people cheer for M&A like a sports team. Unless you're a significant shareholder, it's almost always bad for the consumer.

 

[AmuroChan]

Sony owning medias like Famitsu, great idea.

I doubt Sony will keep Famitsu. It's clear that Sony doesn't want all of Kadokawa, but if that's what it takes to get them, Sony will do it and then just spin off or sell off the businesses that they don't want. That to me is the more likely outcome that Sony actually absorbing all of Kadokawa's subsidiaries.

 

[Starbuck2907]

‪Just imagine: Bloodbourne 2, written by Neil Druckman. ‬

 

[GigaBowser]

It's odd seeing people cheer for M&A like a sports team. Unless you're a significant shareholder, it's almost always bad for the consumer.

bad when microsoft did it annnnnd sony because the studio is nort the same miyarzeki will leave we must save gaming my friends

 

[AmuroChan]

It's odd seeing people cheer for M&A like a sports team. Unless you're a significant shareholder, it's almost always bad for the consumer.

You don't have to be a significant shareholder. If you hold $5K worth of Kadokawa shares and Sony is going to pay 2x premium to acquire Kadokawa, your $5K gets turned into $10K. That's a lot of money for the average retail investor.

Also, it's not odd at all for people to be cheering for this. If you understand the idea of people cheering for their favorite sports teams, this is the same thing except with brands. People cheer for brands that they like just like they cheer for their favorite sports teams. It's the basic tribalistic tendencies of human psychology.

 

[nial]

I doubt Sony will keep Famitsu. It's clear that Sony doesn't want all of Kadokawa, but if that's what it takes to get them, Sony will do it and then just spin off or sell off the businesses that they don't want. That to me is the more likely outcome that Sony actually absorbing all of Kadokawa's subsidiaries.

Oh yeah, Famitsu is published by Kadokawa Game Linkage, which I don't see fitting in any Sony operation, so it should be pretty easy to sell them around.

 

[GHound]

‪Just imagine: Bloodbourne 2, written by Neil Druckman. ‬

If Sony wanted to do this there's nothing anyone could do to stop them as they've owned the IP since its creation.

 

[Starbuck2907]

If Sony wanted to do this there's nothing anyone could do to stop them as they've owned the IP since its creation.

Great point, fixed it!

‪Just imagine: Elden Ring 2, written by Neil Druckman. ‬

 

[PixelatedBeast]

Great point, fixed it!

‪Just imagine: Elden Ring 2, written by Neil Druckman. ‬

Millions of sales, GOY nominations and a movie/tv adaption that sweeps the nation....sounds like a good deal to me.