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5 Studios That Make Sense For Sony to Acquire Next

Andrew M writes: "With the recent purchase of Insomniac Games, there are few other studios out there that Sony should buy before it is too late."

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ziggurcat1707d ago

I especially agree with #2, #3 and #4.

IamTylerDurden11706d ago (Edited 1706d ago )

I'd like to see them buy..

Kojima Productions
Blue Point
SuperGiant
4A Games
Housemarque
That Game Company
Ready at Dawn
Giant Sparrow
Tom Happ
Drinkbox
Spearhead
Arrowhead
First Contact
Impulse Gear
Survios
Dontnod
Deck13

Platinum Games would be a dream, but i just don't believe it's realistic, but considering that Sony bought Insomniac, who knows?

uptownsoul1706d ago

For me…It would be in this order:

1) BluePoint - Bring old PS1 & PS2 legacy games into the 21st century
2) Kojima - Well b/c its Kojima
(and then whatever you guys want…I don't care)

KiRBY30001705d ago

1. Bluepoint - For the very reason uptownsoul mentioned, there are plenty of classics that should get the RE2 remake treatment.
2. Kojima Productions - We'll see how Death Stranding turns out but they're already sharing tech with the game engine.
3. Remedy - Simply because they fit the profile of what Sony 1st party studios are about: story-driven, good looking and single player game.

isarai1707d ago

I would love for them to buy Platinum Games, what they could do with a larger budget and better support would be something to see

Atom6661707d ago

Nintendo seems to be heavily supporting PG these days. That might be tough for Sony to convince them.

isarai1706d ago (Edited 1706d ago )

I think if sony offered they'd take it. Nintendo may be supporting them but they never really buy/obtain studios, they just keep working with them with on a game to game basis. On top of that Platinum fights to stay open after every new game, pretty sure they'd take the stability of being under a publisher fairly easily.

Dont get me wrong i wouldn't mind Nintendo buying them either, any way Platinum games stays alive and well is a win to me.

Atom6661706d ago

Things have improved for them. They've got multiple games in development right now, and apparently they've done well enough to start up 2 brand new IPs. Not sure if they'll be Switch or PS4/PC or mobile.

Kamiya and the rest just don't seem like the type that would want to be inhouse with anyone. I'm sure Sega or another pub would be interested too, but now PG is talking about self publishing.

They've definitely had some rocky years, but they seem to be doing well now with a good mix of partners. I definitely hope someone buys them if they get into real problems down the road. They'd be a strong addition to any of these guys.

Teflon021705d ago

Definitely would be a mistake. Platinum makes great action games. BUT Platinum also is horrible at money management and would waste alot of unnecessary money. They're better as contract workers.

Atom6661707d ago

I think these choices each make some sense. I bet they do grab Remedy or get some exclusive deal with them, but I don't think Sony really needs another studio making 3rd person action/adventure games.

I'd rather see them look for a studio for a new shooter (4A games maybe), maybe a fighting game studio (ARC System?), or an RPG studio (even though they don't have the history - I hope somebody gets Mistwalker back to consoles).

I could also see them grab Bluepoint and task them with remaking classic PS games.

Hardiman1706d ago

I'd love for them to buy 4A and Bluepoint. Both are great suggestions IMO!

Hardiman1706d ago

I know these types of articles trigger some but it's the context that matters. You have to look at the company in question that's doing the buying and what type of track record they have. No one is immune to closures so there's that but I would look at how much creative freedom devs have with said company and if they are pigeonholed into certain types of games they make or if they are allowed to scratch those creative itches and I'd say Sony is the later.

To me any of these would be a good fit for the Worldwide Studios umbrella, especially Quantic Dream, Supermassive, From Software and Remedy.

Imalwaysright1705d ago

Quantic Dream recently announced that i won't be making more PS exclusives and FromSoftware is a subsidiary owned by Kadokawa Corporation. I don't see Sony acquiring these 2 studios.

Supermassive and Remedy seem more viable options but since Supermassive made a partnership with Namco to create an anthology series it's possible that at this point they want to remain independent. Remedy just released Control and of all the studios that you mentioned would most likely be the only one open to entertain the idea of joining Sony's 1st party.

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Bloober Team Working On 2 New Games Already

Discover the latest news from Bloober Team: they are working on 2 new games, including a new IP in partnership with Private Division.

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Steam’s Refund Policy Change Won’t Affect You Unless You’re A Lowlife

Steam is changing its refund policy, but you probably won’t be affected

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thorstein1d 5h ago

Should have happened a long time ago. People wanting refunds after 50 hours in game.

fsfsxii1d 1h ago

Pc gamers will take this as an excuse to pirate things

KyRo1d 1h ago

I'm not sure why you're getting disgrees. Whilst not all PC gamers are petty, an awful lot of them are lol

Crows901d 1h ago

Entirely untrue. Not any more petty than console gamers. The only large difference is console gamers don't have much of a choice.

Michiel198916h ago

Not sure why you're getting agrees. an awful lot of console gamers are overemotional twinks ready to go to war over a plastic box, I'll take being a pc gamer then.

Speaking about overgeneralizing much.

Nooderus7h ago

"X" type of gamer conversations are cringe

qalpha1d 1h ago

Daily reminder that 'TheGamer' is a corporate-generated, anti-gamer, anti-consumer, clickbait web site. They are mostly A.I. generated articles that villainize gamers. They provide nothing positive and actively try to provoke and divide the community through extreme view points and politics. Do not give them any clicks.

Inverno1d 1h ago

Only scumbags? As if people don't play their games on console put in the most amount of hours and return it to GameStop and trade it in for another game. But also how many people are actually do this? And what games have been allowed to be refunded?

DustMan1d 1h ago

You can refund any game you've purchased as long as it hasn't been longer than two weeks, and you've played less than 2 hours. I wish they would change it to 3 hours because some RPG's have so much exposition that you may only get an hour total of complete gameplay. That's my only knock on it. I've refunded plenty of stuff I was just curious to try. I typically stay away from Early Access titles which are the only ones affected by this policy change.

Inverno1d ago

Apparently early access doesn't count, only complete games with a play early preorder bonus.

Gaming4Life19811d 1h ago

I definitely know if I want a refund in 2 hours.

SegaSaturn66916h ago

I never liked refunding anything. Even if a film is bad, i dont want my money back. Sometimes things just aren't for me, and it's not the creator's fault necessarily.

Gaming4Life198111h ago

I feel you and i have never walked out on a bad movie cause I payed my money. I also don't refund games cause I'm a gamer and I know what to buy lol. I think having a digital refund is great.

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Media Molecule’s Next Game is Going to be a New IP

A job listing published by the UK studio reveals that its next project will be another entirely new IP.

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Inverno1d 21h ago

The only PlayStation dev I care about tbh.

Inverno1d 1h ago

Dayum did I hit a nerve. Sorry for not liking most of this gens games coming from PS, not really doe.

Cacabunga1d 20h ago

Hopefully doesn’t take them a complete gen to release it

TheColbertinator1d 15h ago

Good. Something not boring, not one of those "make your own game" crap and also on Steam would be nice.

Stopac1d 13h ago

I too like to look for things in the wrong places.