Yeah I agree, I think companies like Sony arr always doing things like this, doesn't mean they will they may just expand existing studios. Sony has enough now really imo.
Lol I suggested Xbox could do this yesterday and got like 20 angry quotes
For good reason lol. Why would anyone want MS or Sony to buy a successful multi-plat developer? From are good were they are.
Games and services are the future. Everyone will buy as many studios as possible to ensure enough content for subscriptions.
I mean I mostly wasn't being serious, but From is always brought up when there's rumors of acquisitions. Plus From's last three games were revealed at Xbox E3 conferences so there's obviously a relationship.
EDIT: Lol nvm, i thought you meant something else, na exclusives are fine.
A due deligence process happens BEFORE an acquisition and not after. It doesn't need to be a new studio, but they rea buying something.
Agreed, the cheer-leading for acquisitions is cringe in those other threads.
I know people who would quit this universe if Souls games stopped coming out on pc.
Even as someone who plays primarily on PS4 I think it'd be disappointing if they acquired a dev that usually puts out multi-platform games. That partly just feels like they're taking games away from other people. However, a studio like Bluepoint, Housemarque or even Insomniac who have generally worked very closely with Sony would be reasonable, in my opinion. Sure, not every game they've worked on has been exclusive but it feels less egregious that way. Like nothing was particularly lost when MS bought Playground Games and Undead Labs but I'm sure it was a huge boost to their studios.
