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[Pelta88]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/business/paramount-sony-apollo-bid.html

This has big implications for gaming ip if the acquisition goes through.

 

[Punished Miku]

Category:Paramount Pictures franchises - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Would love to see Naughty Dog's take on Mean Girls.

 

[Svejk]

Would I play a Yellowstone videogame?... Yeah, maybe. lol

 

[Katatonic]

A proper Star Trek game would be hot.
If only Sony had bought Star Wars instead of Disney.

 

[SmokedMeat]

I don’t see this being gaming related.

 

[Dacvak]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:paramount_Pictures_franchises

Would love to see Naughty Dog's take on Mean Girls.

It’ll be made entirely of Fetch Quests

 

[Metnut]

Paramount is trash and will be bankrupt within 5 years unless they get bailed out. Hopefully Sony has Apollo putting up most of the bill here.

 

[willothedog]

Sony In Talks For A Bid On Paramount

Sony Pictures Entertainment and investment firm Apollo Global Management have reportedly been in discussions about teaming on a joint bid to acquire Paramount according to The New York Times. According to the outlet, the two companies have not submitted an official bid with Paramount currently...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Sintoid]

Halo lands on PlayStation

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I don’t see this being gaming related.

They would own the IPs of Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and South Park. It's definitely gaming related.

 

[Kydd BlaZe]

What does this do for the Halo TV series if this goes through?

 

[Fabieter]

Sony really hates to invest in playstation like in their other devisions.

 

[Punished Miku]

What does this do for the Halo TV series if this goes through?

They will change the name to Destiny and keep going.

 

[Fabieter]

What does this do for the Halo TV series if this goes through?

Nothing as long as enough people have interest in the series.

 

[adamsapple]

What does this do for the Halo TV series if this goes through?

Nothing?

Sony Pictures are also developing the Zelda movie. The movie division doesn't give a shit about where the IP originated from, it's business for them.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

TV TV TV

Better build up that war chest Sony. Paramount has been losing shit loads of money lately.

The stock used to be $100. Now $10. It got boosted to $12 due to the buy out rumours. Current market cap today is $8 billion. So a buy out might be around $10 billion or so,

 

[yurinka]

I don’t see this being gaming related.

Paramount has movie/tv adaptations of stuff like Halo and Sonic. Plus stuff like Nickolodeon (TMNT, Bob Squarepants), Star Trek, Top Gun, Impossible Mission and many movies/tv shows whose IP could be/have been used in gaming.

If Sony acquires them, some of these movies could end as part of the 100+ PS Plus movies.

 

[skyfinch]

What does this do for the Halo TV series if this goes through?

Master Chief as a dlc character in Foamstars.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Didn't know Paramount was in trouble. Isn't it like a huge media conglomerate with Viacom and lots of famous IPs? They should be rolling in cash like Uncle Scrooge.

 

[tusharngf]

i hope this is not like that bungie deal which they will regret later.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Didn't know Paramount was in trouble. Isn't it like a huge media conglomerate with Viacom and lots of famous IPs? They should be rolling in cash like Uncle Scrooge.

They used to make decent money. Ever since they went gung ho with streaming app, stock price and profits dropped like a rock.

 

[Zheph]

Right now they are in exclusive talks with Skydance (which might fail then Sony/Appolo will push a bid)

 

[Punished Miku]

Honestly I think best case scenario would be Netflix buying it. I'd like Netflix to own 1 legacy studio that knows how to make even mid-tier movies. Get those people and that production pipeline. And Netflix hasn't bought anyone so I don't think anyone could really call it excessive yet.

 

[Games of Today]

Would I play a Yellowstone videogame?... Yeah, maybe. lol

Fucking 1883 Pleaseeeee

 

[Topher]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/business/paramount-sony-apollo-bid.html

This has big implications for gaming ip if the acquisition goes through.

Link to get past paywall...

https://archive.is/A2n0G

 

[Mr Hyde]

They used to make decent money. Ever since they went gung ho with streaming app, stock price and profits dropped like a rock.

So Paramount is like the first casualty of the streaming wars?

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Halo lands on PlayStation

You're joking but, to be honest there is probably a possibility of this happening either way...lol

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Paramount has movie/tv adaptations of stuff like Halo and Sonic. Plus stuff like Nickolodeon (TMNT, Bob Squarepants), Star Trek, Top Gun, Impossible Mission and many movies/tv shows whose IP could be/have been used in gaming.

If Sony acquires them, some of these movies could end as part of the 100+ PS Plus movies.

They meant GAMES!!

 

[JimboJones]

What does this do for the Halo TV series if this goes through?

HALO : The TV Series : The Videogame.
Playstation 5 Professional exclusive

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Give Transformers to Sucker Punch

 

[mdkirby]

A proper Star Trek game would be hot.
If only Sony had bought Star Wars instead of Disney.

I’d rather a aaa Star Trek “explore new worlds” game than yet another star wars game

 

[onQ123]

I don’t see this being gaming related.

They own Nickelodeon

 

[Hudo]

Keep Naughty Dog the fuck away from Star Trek.

 

[Beechos]

Please no streaming is such an albatross at the moment if shit hits the fan gaming will get affected. All these streaming TV services are bleeding money.

 

[Mr Moose]

They would own the IPs of Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and South Park. It's definitely gaming related.

Those are just movie rights though not IPs, right? I thought Hasbro and Tomy own Transformers.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Those are just movie rights though not IPs, right? I thought Hasbro and Tomy own Transformers.

Maybe? I'm sure Paramount owns some decent gaming IPs.

 

[Sanepar]

One more stupid aquisition

 

[lh032]

Halo TV show exclusive on Playstation.

Would be hilarious.






ok FU sony, can you please pay more attention on Playstation acquisition?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Would I play a Yellowstone videogame?... Yeah, maybe. lol

Only if had Yogi Bear

 

[LordOfChaos]

It’ll be made entirely of Fetch Quests

Close the thread, we're done here.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Those are just movie rights though not IPs, right? I thought Hasbro and Tomy own Transformers.

Yeah, just the movie rights. To get Transformers outright they'd have to work out a deal or acquire Hasbro.

Maybe? I'm sure Paramount owns some decent gaming IPs.

I found this.

Just looking through it, basically the type of licensed slop you'd expect from a C-tier games publisher near the end of a console generation :/

 

[StueyDuck]

I mean this is interesting but remember Sony pictures and playstation are two different entities.

It could amount in licensed games, could also amount in absolutely nothing

 

[StreetsofBeige]

So Paramount is like the first casualty of the streaming wars?

Basically all of Paramount is a sinking ship. But Apollo and Sony are doing the vulture bites looking to swoop in and buy for cheap in hopes of turning it around.

Paramount Global Sees $1 Billion Charge in Q1 for Layoffs and Programming Write Offs

Paramount Global saw a business downturn in both its TV and film units even as it worked to stem losses in streaming

variety.com

paramount plus streaming losing money - Google Search

 

[Three]

Wasn't there some dumb reddit post ~6 months ago from /GamingLeaksandRumours saying that MS were in talks to buy paramount?

At least this is from the NYTimes, but still, believe it when I see it.

 

[Elios83]

Definetly more interesting IPs than that indian TV company they wanted to buy before scrapping that merger.

 

[Kilau]

A proper Star Trek game would be hot.
If only Sony had bought Star Wars instead of Disney.

If only...

 

[Represent.]

Give Transformers to Guerilla

fixed

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

Next rumours is sony is buying Sega for sonic ips since sonic 1 & 2 is on paramount and sonic 3 is heading there

 

[Three]

I found this.

Just looking through it, basically the type of licensed slop you'd expect from a C-tier games publisher near the end of a console generation :/

That list is for their game studios and not related to their IPs. It's missing some more recent popular B tier games that Paramount owns the IP for but are developed by third party studios.

Southpark stick of truth
Spongebob: battle for bikini bottom
TMNT Cowabunga collection

 

[Katatonic]

If only...

That's already an improvement.