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[Roman Empire]

Who is next? It's your time to vote (up to 5 choices).

Mods: I forgot to put SuckerPunch and Insomniac. Kill me.

 

[ProtoByte]

MM or Bend.

MM has had the longest to figure something out. If it hits a snag, it's practically over for them.

 

[marcincz]

Nixxes, Haven, Bend, MM.
One or two this year.

 

[Sticks]

Bungie when Marathon flops

 

[asdasdasdbb]

Voted ND. But it's a stiff competition.

 

[Emmy Ator Best]

Haven is next but Media Molecule and Bend are strong contenders for the chopping block too in the future

 

[KyoZz]

Should be Bungie.

I'm so salty rn

 

[nial]

only the first three are realistically likely to happen (though Mm still has a chance)

 

[Black_Mamba]

Maybe add Polyphony Digital to the poll, though it seems to operate very efficiently.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

The top three are fairly obvious. I would assume Haven would be the first to go, though, since Raymond is no longer there and their game could be Concord-ed.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

I voted Media Molecule, Haven, and Bend.
Media Molecule deserves to be the next studio, FairGame$ is bound to be a disaster, and Bend just seems like a studio that will get a closure despite Days Gone selling 9 million copies.

The first to go is probably Haven. If FairGame$ either gets cancelled or is a bust they are gone.

Most of these studios are too big to close so we things would need to get much worse before most of them even get near a chopping block like Naughty Dog/Guerrilla/Santa Monica/San Diego.

 

[PixelatedBeast]

They got rid of a remake studio, and considering Sony wants to focus on PS5 hardware, my guess is Nixxes is next....

 

[YCoCg]

MM or Bend

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I could see Haven getting the axe and then Bungie being brought in to manage the game post-launch, because I don't think they're ready to throw in the towel after wasting all of that money on Bungie.

MM probably isn't looking so good. Bend... also probably not great.


An awful roster of studios, really.

 

[viveks86]

only the first three are realistically likely to happen (though Mm still has a chance)

Agreed. Though I think Bungie's future depends entirely on Marathon. Not sure about that yet...

 

[John Bilbo]

 

[Bojji]

All of them, they want record profits.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Voted haven but Sony will find a way to screw it up no matter what they do.

 

[RoboFu]

IDK but it needs to be this guy.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Neogaf

 

[nial]

They got rid of a remake studio, and considering Sony wants to focus on PS5 hardware, my guess is Nixxes is next....

Nixxes has been very productive in general and is cheaper to run, IDK.

 

[Kotaro]

Imagine moving your HQ and shutting down the iconic Japan Studio and spending billions buying Western studios for this Western-focus strategy

 

[Topher]

Bend and Haven would be my guess

 

[Kurimao]

This clown.

 

[Fabieter]

No one is save besides GG and Bungie.

 

[GrayChild]

100% sure at least one of the first three is getting shut down in the next year or two.

 

[Kacho]

If it ain't Media Molecule, they have to be working on some live service creative game that Sony believes in.

Otherwise it's probably Bend.

 

[The_hunter]

Haven is next, it's got no shot at being a success.

 

[Moondoggy]

At this year's GDC devs are just going to be sitting around a campfire telling ghost stories about, "Then he received an email in his inbox from upper management, and the subject was, NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES OF SONY ACQUISITION"

 

[nial]

Imagine moving your HQ and shutting down the iconic Japan Studio and spending billions buying Western studios for this Western-focus strategy

Moving the HQ had no effect on this as virtually all top staff have been people from either SIEJ or SIEE. Don't pretend that Sony has never focused on buying Western studios first and foremost for entire decades.

 

[Roman Empire]

IDK but it needs to be this guy.

Jimbo and Hermen truly done it. They made a sure win for Sony into one of the most tedious and uninteresting generations ever.

The whole Gen must be studied as the live-service market has competitors falling like dead flies day in and day out.

 

[Boss Mog]

Anybody who isn't making GaaS or AAA woke slop is at risk. I wouldn't even be surprised if they went after Team Asobi at this point.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Only Guerilla will remain, to produce new remasters of beloved Horizon series games.

The rest can go to hell as they failed to produce the next Fortnite. Herman loves sniffing his own GaaS, and only Guerilla seems to fit the bill. Shareholders will love it as Sony can comfortably raise profits without catering to their own customers.

 

[Kotaro]

Moving the HQ had no effect on this as virtually all top staff have been people from either SIEJ or SIEE. Don't pretend that Sony has never focused on buying Western studios first and foremost for entire decades.

Moving the HQ was the part and first step of Sony Western studio focus strategy

 

[Calverz]

Haven got my vote but honestly bar one or two on that list:

 

[Codes 208]

Bend or Bungie are the big ones to me.

If Marathon truly pulls a concord, then the answer is clear

 

[rkofan87]

Bungie when Marathon flops

after the news today I'm really hoping Marathon flops hard

 

[neo raider]

Media molecule is unfortunately definitely next

Who i wish to be gone is naughty dog[i just hate neil so much]

And bungie might get dissolved to other ps studios if marathon isn't a hit but I mean seriously how much of a hit is gonna excuse 4 Billion

 

[nial]

Moving the HQ was the part and first step of Sony Western studio focus strategy

No, it wasn't.

Acquired Western studios between 1993 and 2016:
Psygnosis - 1993
Naughty Dog - 2001
Incognito Entertainment - 2002
Guerrilla Games - 2005
Zipper Interactive - 2006
Evolution Studios - 2007
Bigbig Studios - 2007
Media Molecule - 2010
Sucker Punch Productions - 2011

Acquired Japanese studios between 1993 and 2016:
none

 

[SEGAvangelist]

after the news today I'm really hoping Marathon flops hard

I don't even think Marathon flopping hard puts Bungie at risk of closure. They would just downsize to Destiny 2 development and a new IP that is smaller in scope.

 

[spons]

Nixxes because they are capable developers and that's problematic for Sony, apparently.

On the other hand, they're Dutch so Hermen will probably cover for them, being the hypocrite he is.

 

[near]

Surely it's Haven Studios. Lost the company founder and Game Director of Fairgames.

 

[Wass0o7]

Would never have thought Bluepoint would get shut down instead of Media Molecule

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Sony will go bankrupt before media molecule closes

Actual cockroaches

 

[Doomtrain]

"Sony shuts down Capcom, somehow."

 

[Magic Carpet]

Once Intergalactic is released. I think Naughty Dog will be shown the door.
Even if the game is a big hit. The cost of those games must be astronomical to produce. Not worth the risk of a failure.

 

[Aenima]

Haven 100% after they fail to release Concord 4. Media Molecule might be close too. Bungie might be sold too if they fail to bring money.

Dont think Bend is in danger to be chopped cuz worse case scenario they become a support studio as they already do that job when they are not working in they own games.

No other studio is in danger.

 

[pqueue]

 

[nial]

Media Molecule is safer than Bend Studio.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

Hermen Hulst