Quixz
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Doubt they'd be able to continue making Spider man games if Facebook bought them.
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Remedy Games will be acquired/purchased by Sony, mark my words.
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Doubt they'd be able to continue making Spider man games if Facebook bought them.
Bryank75
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Exactly, they'd be off the table and Ratchet and Clank too. Plus they've made 6 or 7 VR games and it fits well with PSVR2 on the horizon.
Dragon_Rocks
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Sony would be wise to go for From Software and Bluepoint studios.
Vawn
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One of those would be a much bigger deal than the other. Bluepoint is great at remasters and remakes, but unproven outside of that. They don't come along with the ownership of any big IPs unlike From with Dark Souls, Sekiro, 3D Dot Game Heroes and Elden Ring.
Bryank75
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They'd either have to offer Kadokawa a lot of money or acquire Kadokawa completely. That would cost almost 1 billion USD. I'd prefer them buy Capcom if were talking that much...
Geki-D
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I'd assume From don't even own those IPs but the Kadokawa Corporation do, anything they made without it being in partnership with another publisher (like Bloodborne) after April 2014 definitely belongs to Kadokawa. So buying them might mean getting nothing too.
FranXico
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Except the talent.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
There is nothing up to par with Sony's studios in the last few years.
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Geki-D
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Well sure but Bluepoint have shown that they have talent too when it at least comes to making games even if they're remakes. Shadow Of The Colossus remake is a technical wonder. Give them an IP to remake then tell them to make a new sequel and I'm sure they can do something decent. Sony could also buy them just for their remaster/remake capabilities.
Karppuuna
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Borderlands 3 frame rate will be completely shit also, mark my words.
It's going to be a nightmare to hit 60 in consoles.
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MiyazakiHatesKojima
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Gravity Rush, as great as it is, didn't help convince Sony to invest in first party Japanese titles. Unfortunately, the market wants more western developed games. But I argue that Japanese game design philosophy is needed now more than ever. I rarely see Japanese games go down the GAAS route from what I know, which is refreshing to say the least.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Ms isn't exactly innocent in executing studios, just look at Rare.
Team Andromeda
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Not even EA can beat SONY for Studio closers this gen. MS, SONY, EA aren't the best at that. Hopefully, Ubisoft will buy Remedy, at least they'll be safe then.
daninthemix
Member
This sounds like the idle masturbations of a Sony fanboy, rather than a speculation with any basis in reality.
psygn0sis
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Sony has closed Studio Liverpool and Evolution (
), MS has closed Lionhead and another studio I can't recall, EA has closed and ruined lots of software house... Come on you can't put Ms, Sony and EA in the same sentence.
xrnzaaas
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That's exactly how it could change. If Remedy started making PlayStation exclusives they could focus on one platform and get additional support from Sony. If you look at all PS4 exclusives only Days Gone had performance issues and they weren't nearly as severe as in Control. The rest of the exclusives all performed flawlessly even on the base PS4 models.
Team Andromeda
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Sony has closed Studio Liverpool and Evolution (
Try SONY has closed down Studio Liverpool, Studio Cambridge/Guerrila, Evolution studios, Zipper Interactive this gen, to add to the likes of Big Ben, Incognito last gen. So let's not get on any high horse when it comes to SONY. Sony hardly any better than MS or EA.
psygn0sis
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Yeah I forgot some studios but same, Sony and Microsoft has done many errors but comparing them to EA is unfair IMHO.
Sony and Microsoft seems to have learned from their mistakes, EA keeps doing wrong things...
But I disagree more with your statement about Ubisoft: they wanna fit near every IP into their shitty open world template, I don't think it could be a good solution for Remedy; I think it's better for Remedy to stay indipendent, Sony has too many storydriven studios and Microsoft isn't interested at all.
Team Andromeda
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Really? How many studios have EA shut down this Gen, given SONY shut down over 4 studios, I doubt EA is much worse TBH . If one wants to look at it, with no silly platform holder point scorning or EA bashing for the sake of it
Ubisoft has a better record of buying studios and keeping them in work. So if one wants the best for Remedy, then Ubisoft I guess would be the least bad option
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psygn0sis
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Sony this gen closed only Zipper and Evolution IIRC, Psygnosis and Guerrilla Cambridge and Incognito were during last gen...
EA closed similar number of studios during its lifetime (Origin, Maxis, Blackbox and some more) but I fear Bioware will join this list soon...
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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I don't think Bandai Namco would allow Sony to buy up From Software, seeing as they publish From's games. Plus I don't think that would work out best for the Souls games or Sekiro.
Can probably see Bluepoint Studios tho, since they've kinda only been doing PS-related stuff for the longest time by now.
Team Andromeda
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Guerrilla Cambridge was closed this gen, its last game was for Rigs for PS4 VR and I said Incognito was last gen BTW
Maxis wasn't closed but downsides and merged into EA Mobile, I'm pretty sure they still operate
You might not want to accept it, but SONY isn't better than EA or MS when it comes to studios closers or layoffs.
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MiyazakiHatesKojima
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Sony gonna Control and Quantum Break the competition with Maximum Payne
hunthunt
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Sony gonna Control and Quantum Break the competition with Maximum Payne
Would be absoultely crazy if they announce somehow a spiritual sequel to Max Payne as a Ps5 exclusive
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MiyazakiHatesKojima
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One can only hope
thelastword
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Team Ninja/Tecmo...….
Lock down Nioh, Ninja Gaiden, DOA with real physics next gen
etc etc...….
Lock down Nioh, Ninja Gaiden, DOA with real physics next gen
etc etc...….
Hayabusabruh
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Greedy fucks! I have both consoles but still.
Lionel Richie
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Goddamn MHK, I thought this was for real. I'd love if Sony bought Remedy, it's the kind of deal I like in that it theoretically saves a talented studio from the ever so present possibility of going out of business.
New Yorks Finest
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So Kojimayaki Loves Mikujima, we all marked your words..whut happpin with that deal? 
Slings and Arrows
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Uk studio,? Team 17 or Hellogames
Zekra Dezivad
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True, their highly narrative heavy single player third person games seem a natural fit in the WWS portfolio.
On other hand they could be a natural acquisition for a company who doesn't have that dna too, to expand the sheer variety of their offer.
It's a studio acquisition that would make sense in a lot of ways. I think that affinity would play a major role anyway so I believe in a move from Sony rather than Microsoft (the other company that, I think, would be interested in that kind of experiences, even if for different reasons - i.e. portfolio variety, game pass, collab. history).
I think that the partnership with Microsoft didn't work out too well, Alan Wake and Quantum Break franchises aren't big IPs and essentially were dropped from the publisher so I don't think Microsoft would be too mad about losing Remedy for good.
Sony oh other hand, with PS4 showed a certain "touch" with single player third person experiences, they are in a position where an high budget Remedy game could work financially and commercially. It more about environment and ecosystem, and I think that Sony could be a good partner for Remedy. I honestly can't think another videogame company with a portfolio more suitable than Sony for Remedy.
Right now I'm a believer, but let's see
PS: Despite the freedom of indipendency, a true AAA blockbuster budget game from Remedy isn't easy in our time
stitch1
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I feel like the same reason they would make a good fit (third person single player) for Sony is the same reason Sony shouldn't buy them. I feel like Sony could use a bit more diversity in their portfolio. Horizon, Uncharted, Detroit, God of War, Days Gone, Bloodborne, The Last of Us. All great games. But would it kill them to do something a little different. Like these are the heavy hitters. Could we spice it up a bit. I'm afraid Remedy would become another Bend or Sucker Punch style studio. Or worse become like Ready at Dawn that made a big budget flop and is no longer taking those kinds of risks.
Where I could see Remedy fitting in well is with Take 2 or maybe even under the Bethesda umbrella. I could even see them partnering up with Microsoft. However, I agree with you that it would be a harder sell. Mostly because Alan Wake and Quantum Break didn't exactly set the world on fire.
Where I could see Remedy fitting in well is with Take 2 or maybe even under the Bethesda umbrella. I could even see them partnering up with Microsoft. However, I agree with you that it would be a harder sell. Mostly because Alan Wake and Quantum Break didn't exactly set the world on fire.
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bumleforce
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Can platinum be purchased since they got that tencent money. There have been rumors of them being bought by everyone
Danjin44
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Why they need to be purchased? I like the fact PG makes games for multiple systems.
CameFromNearFuture
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You know what Sony should do ? They should ressurrct some of their own Studios and get old franchise a come back.
they could give big money tô London Studios to release Getaway 3 for PS5.
I was hyped as fuck to that Getaway 3 demo on PS3 but we got nothing out of It. Eight days also looked cool as hell back then
they could give big money tô London Studios to release Getaway 3 for PS5.
I was hyped as fuck to that Getaway 3 demo on PS3 but we got nothing out of It. Eight days also looked cool as hell back then
EDMIX
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or both...
I'd only like that studio to do The Getaway 3 if they actually can do it, if not I'd rather Sony get another trusted team that does open world games to take care of it, but regardless would LOVE a return to The Getaway. With how popular open world games are, I'm shocked we didn't get one this gen.
kretos
They should go for both. Not sure why folks love either ors. Sony has made remakes, remasters and brought back old IP while still buying new studios you know.
ElCasual
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and please more cartoonish game. Realistic and cinematic games are good but please....more variety....
Lionel Richie
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From Software is not in a bad financial situation. See, this is the kind of acquisition that makes no sense.
kretos
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Neither was Insomniac
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