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It isn't, though, when they haven't been blocking Sony from making significant purchases.
by tallanvor 3y ago
It isn't, though, when they haven't been blocking Sony from making significant purchases.
- justinclift 3y agoWell, 1/2 is better than 0/2. At least in this context. Maybe they'll get Sony sorted out too at some point.
- flohofwoe 3y agoWhat significant purchases has Sony done though in the gaming space? IIRC it was mostly smaller game development studios, not the (until quite recently at least) largest game publisher in the world.
- tallanvor 3y agoBungie was a $3.7b acquisition, which I wouldn't consider to be small by any means.
- ErneX 3y ago69 vs 3.7? plus the difference on the amount of IP is huge, not in the same league
- madeofpalk 3y agoOrders of magnitude smaller, but I don't think Sony should be buying game studios also.
- spookie 3y agoI understand your concerns in the video game industry landscape, even though I may add that Microsoft may just have been buying out many more studios in recent years. However, I don't believe that tto be the bigger issue. Let's look at this from a bigger perspective: Microsoft is much bigger than Sony. The western world is very much dependent on this giant. Should it have even more power?
- jeppester 3y agoThats because Sony's most significant purchase (Bungie) is completely insignificant compared to ActiBlizz. It is also much smaller than Bethesda, which MS acquired without much scrutiny, and before the Bungie deal. When you look at the numbers there is just no way to make the conclusion that Sony are "just as bad" when it come to aquisitions. I am however absolutely in favor of Sony getting blocked, should they for instance plan to acquire EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar etc.