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Rumor: sony in talks to acquire take-two interactive
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Afro Republican
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Gotta run when caught by the cat as you can see.^
You forgot EA has all the sports outside NBA, At best they'll just double down on that and the SIms if they have end up putting out more bombs.
You forgot EA has all the sports outside NBA, At best they'll just double down on that and the SIms if they have end up putting out more bombs.
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Jigsaah
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Yea but that was back then. I think what they are looking for right now doesn't include owners of developers. I'm not saying they couldn't do it. Just that they aren't looking to grow in this way right now.
Sell high, they probably missed the very high point in the Fall.
TTwo generates a good portion of their money from GTA and now RDR over the last 7-8 years, yes they have publishing but if they were to ever strikeout on one of those releases the stock is going to take a pounding. They're basically a $10b company but most it is coming from now just two games, generally speaking.
This article touches on the non-smooth earnings, there is some recurring revenue though.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/02/27/heres-how-take-two-interactive-makes-its-money.aspx
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DeepEnigma
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This vaguely sounds familiar, do you happen to have a link to it?
JLMC469
Banned
MS could easily outbid SONY. So if they offer a couple of billion more; it's a no brainer.
Don't see it happening though.
Remember this unknown studio with a rockstar animator?
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/naug...n-unannounced-project.1471482/#post-253740207
My post from that thread
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/naug...n-unannounced-project.1471482/#post-253740556
Holy shit if they have bought TT that's insane
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/naug...n-unannounced-project.1471482/#post-253740207
My post from that thread
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/naug...n-unannounced-project.1471482/#post-253740556
Holy shit if they have bought TT that's insane
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Afro Republican
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Even for MS or Nintendo this would be a bad deal, you end up paying a lot upfront, during the transition, and the development marketing phase, putting any of the 3 console makers in deep red, and by making them exclusive you lose 2/3rds of the profit and revenue of their games. Even worse for Nintendo.
There's no actual benefit to buying take two for any console manufacturer.
There's no actual benefit to buying take two for any console manufacturer.
bitbydeath
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On the other hand with Google jumping into the console biz this could be a move to stay relevant. Things could get shaken up big time with the upcoming streaming wars.
Afro Republican
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The loss-loss issue would still apply, even more so because now you don't have the retail audience and ONLY the digital audience. Most companies will also want to put out cross-play games on streamers as well, I doubt EA is going to go for one streaming device if it ever becomes a thing.
bitbydeath
Member
Yeah, but they can afford the loss. It just depends on how bad they want it.
GoldenEye98
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To me if you are buying Take Two you are essentially betting on GTA 6 and the GTA franchise's future. GTA V made a shit tonne of money...but that was on multiple platforms.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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If Google and the rest of FAANG get serious about gaming, MS will allocate way more capital to it, which would include the acquisition of developers and publishers.
Absolutely. Which makes me think there is something to the rumor, maybe not Sony but them looking for offers. Basically, hit full throttle in the Fall with RDR2, and now the cash starts to disappear until the next GTA. I'm not sure what other IPs they own Bioshock, Civilization, etc. but it really comes down to GTA and RDR right now like you said - its a huge gamble on GTA.
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YayNJ
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this - the hypocrisy on here over the years is astounding.
YayNJ
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you console war dweebs are seriously the worst.
almost as bad as SJW's
criminally overlooked as one of the main sources of the toxic stench surrounding console gaming.
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WaterAstro
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May the prophecy of Jack Tretton come true: Agent.
DeepEnigma
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Y'all need to stop tripping over yourselves with such bullshit "blind" commentary.
It's the same on all sides.
bitbydeath
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Problem is your picking and choosing your posts. If you look through my history for example you’ll see I was hoping MS would acquire EA to add to their own portfolio.
This would also be a good shakeup move.
Exclusives are important.
TheAdmiester
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This would be a terrible move for players, especially since it would probably hinder the development of PC versions of titles.
Dthomp
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The 2k Sports titles do pretty well, and make a pretty good dent with micro-transactions as well.
DeepEnigma
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I believe they're only down to NBA and WWE, but yes they do well on the monetization revenue.
Chromium.Wings
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GTAVI would be a system seller like none we've seen before. If Sony DOES buy Take Two, and they choose to publish all Take Two games exclusively on Playstation, there is no way they're gonna be hurting. Playstation 5s would be flying off the shelf if people knew the only place to play Grand Theft Auto 6 EVER would be the Playstation 5. It'd be a super shitty situation for Xbox and Google to find themselves in, that's for sure. I'm no expert on market dynamics or whatever, but I'd probably put money on Sony being the market leader for next generation hands down should this rumor spread, even if it just stays a rumor. Get enough people just thinking that GTAVI may be exclusive to PS5 and they won't be able to keep them stocked.
ethomaz
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Do you mean that PC version that comes years late?
It is not like Take 2 really put focus on PC.
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nani17
are in a big trouble
Would never happen.
I personally don't think Sony cares about it being a system seller if they have GTAVI on all platforms they'll make far more money especially with Gta microtransactions.
The only thing Sony would do is have the odd exclusive content that's it. Being fully exclusive will never happen.
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Chittagong
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Sony won the PS5 generation
bitbydeath
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Imagine GTAVI being built on Decima.
Dthomp
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True, but with the WWE license and potentially Take Two...maybe we will get XFL 2k20!!!
DeepEnigma
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We got the AAF now.
Dthomp
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SlashBringingHasher
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also there are so many other smaller studios that sony could acquire. i dont see why would they jump to something that big. wouldnt make sense.
they said they dont want to get that much bigger.
they could buy level 5, insomniac, from software, and a few others and it would be cheaper than half of what it would cost to buy take two.
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Wesleyalucard
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3DS sold more units in february than xbox one, is that true?
Freedom Gate Co.
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This actually isn't possible. Sony doesn't have the money for this to work, it would be a quick end to the company.
The stock would end up at Hmny levels in a few days.
The stock would end up at Hmny levels in a few days.
SlashBringingHasher
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while am not trying to console war . microsoft has shown no interest in supporting console gaming. and personally as long as console gaming stays alive is ideal for me to play so am not a fan of MS. console gaming is where its at
bitbydeath
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Hot coffee 2 probably wouldn’t happen in today’s climate anyway.
Freedom Gate Co.
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No you didn't, NPD doesn't come out until tomorrow.
What? (hint, this has already been answered in the thread)
(I'm going with no, or TTwo is looking for buyer but yes they have enough money)
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Surprised about this as well. Imo Sony is one of the best company out there that can handle such power.
Freedom Gate Co.
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No they do not have enough money to handle the purchase, the financial aspect doesn't end until TT is fully absorbed, that's more than the $10-15 billion needed to just by the studio on the surface, they cannot afford to maintain and operate the studio. They dont have a cash source to back that up.
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1. Deals are not always all cash, it can be an all stock deal, depends on the deal.
2. Even if it was all cash, and Sony paid the $130 stock price, $13-14b, they probably have enough cash for that, total cash looks like north of $20b, depending on the wording of cash on hand. Could do partial, 70% cash, 30% stock.
Again, I'm going with unlikely but yes, in theory they have enough at these levels on the surface.
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bitbydeath
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It’s already been said they have over 20 billion in cash. They can also use stock which is how Disney was able to afford Fox.
demigod
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NFL2k > Madden
TheAdmiester
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If they were Sony first party then chances are there'd be no PC versions at all, not just late.
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