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So it's race to buy up all the publishers?
Bungie isn't really a publisher... I guess they maybe self-publish Destiny 2 now? Microsoft's last 2 big acquisitions have been publishers with many underlying studios all included... I don't know that I can think of Sony really ever doing that; they've mostly bought up individual studios. Of course they're not nearly as big as Microsoft is.
Yes since 2019
I sense Sony is in dire straits when it comes to both IP availability and their ability to compete with Microsoft.
Capcom? Konami? Sega? Nah, let's buy this 1 old ass game. Hope Bungie has something in the works that is 3.6B
Another one! I'm interested to see how this plays out. Most of Microsoft's acquisitions in recent years have been failures. Studios that had been making iconic games were acquired by Microsoft and in short order were only making shovelware (see Rare post acquisition). Sony doesn't seem to have the same problem. Sucker Punch and Insomniac are good examples of this, their output has been as good as ever since being acq…
Another one! I'm interested to see how this plays out. Most of Microsoft's acquisitions in recent years have been failures. Studios that had been making iconic games were acquired by Microsoft and in short order were only making shovelware (see Rare post acquisition). Sony doesn't seem to have the same problem. Sucker Punch and Insomniac are good examples of this, their output has been as good as ever since being acq…
Wait wasn't Bungie a MS division at one point?
They were under Activision during the Destiny era until 2019. So if they stayed, they would've ended up back at MS. The M&A merry-go-round continues.
This is the meme:
"Mom can we get an Activision"
"You have an Activision at home!"
Activision at home is destiny
https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/20/microsoft-acquires-b...
Almost 22 years ago.
Another one! I'm interested to see how this plays out. Most of Microsoft's acquisitions in recent years have been failures. Studios that had been making iconic games were acquired by Microsoft and in short order were only making shovelware (see Rare post acquisition). Sony doesn't seem to have the same problem. Sucker Punch and Insomniac are good examples of this, their output has been as good as ever since being acq…
Mojang, is doing Mojang thing i.e. Minecraft and while they haven't had a great success after that, they're still doing fine.
Playground games is doing Forza which is actually pretty popular among racing players (perhaps the most popular).
Obsidian haven't started to make Xbox and PC exclusives yet, but they'll also start with that presumably next year.
I don't know where you're getting "Most of Microsoft's acquisitions in recent years have been failures." this.
On the other hand, Sony's way of buying studios is way different. Most of the times, they have already worked with those studios in past to make a PS exclusive and then they buy them. I agree that Insomniac is doing great (better than any of Microsoft's purchases), but other than that, there isn't much just like MS.
I think we will get a better picture of whose acquisitions work best after 5-6 more years.
Then Microsoft bought them for Halo, and spun them back out (sans Halo). Halo was first demoed by Steve Jobs - it was going to be a Mac game.
- Sony
- Microsoft
- Electronic Arts
- Capcom
- Ubisoft
- Nintendo
- Konami
- Square Enix
- Tencent
- Take Two
- Warner Brother Games
- Embracer Group
IP license biz model (Disney, Sega, etc...)
I'd include Valve, but they just don't make games anymore
edit: Added Embracer