https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/20q3_sonyspeech.pdf
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Sony: " We aim to make more investements for growth than we did during the current mid-range plan "
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as someone who is not that familiar with it, it still boggles my mind that Crunchyroll cost 1.2bn
Yeah I'm shocked by that too, did Charles Schultz's estate sell?
Looking at that list of stuff Sony bought recently, they got some real good deals. Insomniac for $230 million. The Peanuts franchise for less than $200 million!
I expect that's what we'll see going forward -- Sony will buy studios if they can get them at a deal. No Bethesda-style purchases.
I expect that's what we'll see going forward -- Sony will buy studios if they can get them at a deal. No Bethesda-style purchases.
Sony Acquires Stake in DHX Media’s ‘Peanuts’ for Global Partnership
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) has acquired a stake in the classic “Peanuts” brand, created by Charles M. Schulz, from DHX Media.
variety.com
They don't need a Bethesda size purchase. They already have a huge stable of beloved franchises and solid studios. They have the mindshare and user base to look for value acquisitions.
Getting Funimation for <$150K 4 years ago sure looks like a good investment given the CrunchyRoll acquisition.
I do wonder if there's a game studio that Sony would be willing to spend +$1 billion on.
I do wonder if there's a game studio that Sony would be willing to spend +$1 billion on.
Ok thenSony Acquires Stake in DHX Media’s ‘Peanuts’ for Global Partnership
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) has acquired a stake in the classic “Peanuts” brand, created by Charles M. Schulz, from DHX Media.
I honestly think its more likely they spent more on gaming acquisitions in the mobile space than the console space. If they're really serious about leveraging anime then they need to be putting more content over there. Theres no reason they can't even more big hits like FGO and Twisted Wonderland but they're gonna have to spend some more to get there. You're already starting to see some of that with some of their recent moves.
Agree! Wasn't saying it was a bad thing, just making a prediction.
Sony Acquires Stake in DHX Media’s ‘Peanuts’ for Global Partnership
Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) has acquired a stake in the classic “Peanuts” brand, created by Charles M. Schulz, from DHX Media.
So now I know who to blame for throwing the holiday classics on Apple TV+!
For a small-medium size company, Sony are doing okay for M&A and its reflected on its market cap of 138B. It will never be big enough to compete with Alphabet, Microsoft, or Amazon. Game fans will soon see what's going on.
Announce Bluepoint already
Sony absolutely needs a publisher to remain relevant in the gaming space or MS will buy them for their Gamepass service, locking out major franchises off their console.
I mean yeah?
If they're going to spend more on anime and want to spend more on anime games mobile makes more sense than console. At this point... they really can't compete with Nintendo on the console front in Japan so why not spend more in an area where they are currently doing quite well?
Funimation is surely a great buy
As for Crunchyroll I think the price is right especially they have 4 Million paid subscribers
And them acquiring crunchyroll eliminates alot of potential bid wars for shows which caused the bubble burst previously
Netflix is going with a different route on producing shows rather fighting other licensors
Amazon was DoA and Disney nor Apple doesn't seem to be interested at the moment
Sentai/Hidive is too small to fight Funi/Crunchy by Sony but they do have a backing by CoolJapan which is funded by the Japanese Government so they will still get some titles by default
I mean I get it. If they had to choose between Crunchyroll and Gearbox Studios one makes a whole lot more sense than the other.
For dirt cheap too if Insomniac Games is anything to go by. Not a fan of acquisitions at all but I gotta hand it to them that they got a steal.
This is about their gaming division too, no? I saw Insomniac. But yes I was mostly being snarky as it's code red for me.
The Insomniac was probably profitable with the first Spider-Man alone. Incredible really.
They really did get a good score with Insomniac, lot of bang for their buck there. I don't see Sony ponying up for any kind of big Bethesda type purchase, but with MS threatening another big ass pick, their hand might get forced to take a big risk. But I'm not sure who they could get that would be such a net-positive for Sony as Insomniac was.
Yeah Bluepoint seems obvious, but that's small potatoes by comparison.
Yeah Bluepoint seems obvious, but that's small potatoes by comparison.
Sony is more then just Japan. Also I never said it was a bad thing, just poking fun at the recent Sony Pictures and Sony Music purchases streaks beyond just anime. I mean two days ago they bought a record company for Sony Music.
If they do toss some cash to SIE for acquisition, etc... then it wouldn't be because they want to "reclaim" Japan neither do they have to for SIE's continued future growth.
They are not idiots and that's why they are the leaders of this industry.
Playstation is the most important business for Sony in terms of revenue.
Of course they will not let MS consolidate the industry and they have cash for that.
Sony tend to buy studios that work with them almost exclusively so then buying studios doesn't tend to take games or IP off of other systems.
Ninja Theory, Bethesda, Double Fine etc does the opposite of that. Microsoft buying Playground Games made a lot of sense.
Whether Sony is looking outside of their partners for acquisitions is up for debate.
For some, a studio like BluePoint or Housemarque getting a full on PlayStation Studios budget, access to their facilities and the opportunity for growth is exciting. I personally prefer Sony's (up to this moment) organic way of doing things, but I understand why others feel differently.
Because Sony Music of Japan had been licensing Peanuts for a decade for consumer products.
Sony is unnecessarily complicated
Yes, everyone else has stream lined and Sony is still a weird hodge podge of different assets that don't quite fit together. Also they obviously don't see a long term future in their Pictures division so all their investment has been in the super profitable music division which requires less capital to operate.
Yes, I know I have been saying this for literally years (all the way back to GAF if you can believe it) but that's because I was ahead of the ball on all this consolidation stuff. Or something.