UPDATE:
Tencent confirmed.
Noteable interesants were Sony and Tencent by a proxy (iDream).
Tencent confirmed.
Noteable interesants were Sony and Tencent by a proxy (iDream).
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Leyou Technologies’ (Warframe, Splash Damage) trading has been halted - acquisition incoming [Up: In exclusive talks with Tencent]
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Probably Tencent but I'd prefer Sony, especially if they kept their stuff multi platform. While Tencent would definitely be multi-platform I just can't support the company.
I'd honestly rather have Sony own it than Tencent
Much like I'd rather have microsoft own WB than EA, ACtivision or 2K
Tencent is my guess.
If not Leyou, they will go after someone else. At least these studios don't have known IP's (Warframe would remain multiplat anyway).
If not Leyou, they will go after someone else. At least these studios don't have known IP's (Warframe would remain multiplat anyway).
whoever gets Leyou though gets access to the new lord of the rings online game thats in development
MS publish all their exclusives on PC so its much better than Sony in this regard.
My worry is how they would ruin warframes MTX structure with tencent at the helm
This is a deal with Amazon, right? Probably will remain multiplat.
I just think that Tencent is willing to throw more money, but who knows...
i think it was a deal with new line cinema.............i'll have to research or look it up again
Tencent has been pretty hands-off in that regard at least where the NA version is concerned. I thought they were going to ruin Path of Exile when they bought a majority stake in GGG, but the crazy mtx stuff is only in the Chinese version.
It would be a Sony Corp. acquisition. Think Sony Online Entertainment, not Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Hoping it's Tencent, honestly. Just want to remind people that they bought Grinding Gear Games but if you look at Path of Exile you probably would have never guessed it. PoE gets hella updates all the time and has, I think, the best monetization model for a F2P game I've ever seen.
Hope a third party gets it. Worried SIE would get some developers if Sony Corp doesn't make a Sony Online Entertainment like separation. There are game developers outside of SIE at Sony but why risk it?
GGG and Digital Extremes are already cool with each other. IIRC they helped GGG with advice or something for their Exile Con (TennoCon being Digital Extremes' convention that they have been doing for years).
And what's the problem with that? It's not like they have multiplat famous IP's, and at SIE they could do their thing with full backing.
My guess is it's Centuri as according to Bloomberg in May there was an MOU between them and the majority stake holder. Things could have changed but that's my guess
EVERYTHING, don't worry though I will use Han's store to refund. I'm restructuring everything for Suikoden games and multi-media push.
That would be Warframe, where you can acquire the ingame premium currency through normal playing/trading. PoE doesn't give you access to the mtx shop items unless you pay (at least as far as I know).
I love Path of Exile but I constantly get confused as to how people call it the "best monetization model". The only simple way to trade is to buy premium stash tabs. The only decent way to organize your stash are the league specific stashes. They still have lootboxes that can give you anything from a piece of cosmetic armor to a doodad for your hideout and the prices for the cosmetics are insane.
It's a Sony Corp interest, not a SIE/PlayStation one as far as we know. And three of those six studios/publishers are located in China, so it may be one move to further enter in their market.
Anyway, those studios may work completely independently from the PlayStation division.
It's the Sony mothership that's interested in buying Leyou, not SIE/PlayStation Division.
Was just about to ask. Wondering if this is the sorta thing we might hear about in the next little while, or if I should just go to sleep
I think Daniel Ahmad made a great summary of Leyou and why it could be interesting for Sony.
Thread here:
In the next few hours. Although I'm not familiar with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange rules. But typically if you're halting trading, the announcement happens on the same day.
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks!
Curious to see who picks it up.
I like Warframe (I doubt this would be removed from platforms). I feel like Warframe may be on it's last legs so whatever they make next would have a chance of being on fewer platforms if MS, Sony, or Nintendo don't get the bid. Just like Microsoft possibly getting WB Games.
Cool. Sounds like it's time for bed then :)
If it's Sony then I look forward to the 3,000 post thread when I wake up where half the people are are complaining and the other half are excited.
If it's not Sony then ah well, won't matter much to me :D
Ahaha. Indeed.
I hope it's Sony. They would be solid support studios for WWS. Maybe even one of them could revive PlayStation Home.