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[SplunkyMunkey]

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/playstation-sony-bethesda-xbox-machinegames-studio/

i dont how mildly true this is but there's small rumours going about that sony seems interesting in Microsofts studio MachineGames..? If sony is interested and acquired the studio and the ips then sony could own the rights of wolfenstein and possibly Quake series. Begs to question is if its true certainly be a better purchase then bungie if they can get the ips with it

 

[SlimySnake]

H

 

[Elios83]

The source is Millie A a well known fake insider.

 

[deriks]

Those ips you said are not owned by Machinegames

 

[Thief1987]

Comicbook is a very bad source, it's just an aggregator of every fart on the net. And this one came from the one of the wannabe twitter insider

 

[Mr Moose]

No.

 

[Badlucktroll]

i wonder how long it will be until Todd goes to playstation

 

[Sohurmk833]

I doubt it. They´ve produced exactly zero hits so far.

 

[Signalis]

Probably fake news and isn't worth a read. But it will make sense for Sony to spend money on another developer that takes forever to develop games, they are Swedish, so most likely
big on DEI and leftist shit internally, and owns no IPs/nothing of note. Seems like the perfect purchase for Sony.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

NO. MORE. ACQUISITIONS.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/playstation-sony-bethesda-xbox-machinegames-studio/

i dont how mildly true this is but there's small rumours going about that sony seems interesting in Microsofts studio MachineGames..? If sony is interested and acquired the studio and the ips then sony could own the rights of wolfenstein and possibly Quake series. Begs to question is if its true certainly be a better purchase then bungie if they can get the ips with it

This is about as uncredible as anything out there. Thread should be deleted.

I want Sony as far away from acquiring any studio.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Buying them and reviving Killzone is a no brainer.

 

[Alan Silvestro]

Buy them and slam them on the table to force‑build Concord 2 — move!

 

[Mr Hyde]

Machinegames should break free and be independent. They are too good to be under MS and Sony, who most likely will only shut them down in the long run, even if they are successful. Never trust these megacorps.

 

[Bojji]

RIP.

 

[SpokkX]

Are you stupid? Machinegames own no ip

Wolfenstein, Quake etc are id software i

Their engine is also based on id tech. If they were sold it would PURELY be the talent/people

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Are you stupid? Machinegames own no ip

Wolfenstein, Quake etc are id software i

Their engine is also based on id tech. If they were sold it would PURELY be the talent/people

Is who stupid? --- the personal insults are entirely unnecessary.

There's nothing inherently wrong with buying a team specifically for the talent. That's where most of the value is. Sony has a tonne of IP it's sitting on that Machine Games could leverage. And Decima is one of the best engines out there.

Don't be such a douche for no reason.

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

Is who stupid? --- the personal insults are entirely unnecessary.

There's nothing inherently wrong with buying a team specifically for the talent. That's where most of the value is. Sony has a tonne of IP it's sitting on that Machine Games could leverage. And Decima is one of the best engines out there.

Don't be such a douche for no reason.

Exactly and there prone to make good single player games make good use for killzone and other games. The truth is there's no harm of asking to buy certain ips of Microsoft if they wanna claw some money back

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

NO. MORE. ACQUISITIONS.

I'd personally prefer it if Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA and Ubisoft all buy each other in turns until they all explode in a giant shitball of mass layoffs, closures and spin offs. You know, until they're gone. Completely.

 

[lh032]

not suprising, they are woke enough for sony liking

 

[Varteras]

I have no doubt that some of these teams have been shopped around by Xbox. Why wouldn't they? Instead of just simply cutting losses and the negative press of layoffs and closure, you sell them to someone. Even a competitor. Even PlayStation.

That said, I'm not sure that PlayStation would want to take that on. If Xbox is looking to close a studio, it's almost certainly because they aren't performing. Ninja Theory couldn't secure a buyer from what we're hearing. The only way I could see PlayStation springing for that is, as someone said, they want to revive an old shooter franchise, like Killzone. If they think Machine Games has what it takes but they just need the right project.

Who knows. Better outcome than a closure but I'm not sure they have a strong enough case.

 

[adamsapple]

The source is Millie A

 

[AmuroChan]

Is who stupid? --- the personal insults are entirely unnecessary.

There's nothing inherently wrong with buying a team specifically for the talent. That's where most of the value is. Sony has a tonne of IP it's sitting on that Machine Games could leverage. And Decima is one of the best engines out there.

Don't be such a douche for no reason.

From a business perspective, the IPs are what's valuable, because they are yours forever (or until you sell them to someone else). The team itself is not as valuable because people can leave for other jobs. There's also no guarantee that a team that's highly esteemed today will be that in 10 years (ie. Bioware, Bungie, etc). That's why Insomniac was so cheap to acquire, because they came with no IPs.

 

[Fabieter]

Those ips you said are not owned by Machinegames

Doubt anyone would buy them without spicing it up with wolfenstein at the very least.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

From a business perspective, the IPs are what's valuable, because they are yours forever (or until you sell them to someone else). The team itself is not as valuable because people can leave for other jobs. There's also no guarantee that a team that's highly esteemed today will be that in 10 years (ie. Bioware, Bungie, etc). That's why Insomniac was so cheap to acquire, because they came with no IPs.

Not really.

Wolfenstein isn't a big seller. So the team has more value than the IP.

 

[AmuroChan]

Not really.

Wolfenstein isn't a big seller. So the team has more value than the IP.

It doesn't matter. In the business world, IP is king. Paramount is buying WB not because it wants WB's employees. Paramount wants WB for their IPs and back catalog. I'm just telling what it is. I work in M&A. Nobody cares about the actual employees. They are expendable and almost after every M&A there's massive layoffs.

 

[MiguelItUp]

The source is Millie A a well known fake insider.

Yeah, this thread should be locked.

Anytime a rumor is read I'd highly recommend paying attention to who it is from. There are too many people out there that are full of shit just hoping to get attention and clicks. Anyone can say anything these days and people just run with it, it seems.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

It doesn't matter. In the business world, IP is king. Paramount is buying WB not because it wants WB's employees. Paramount wants WB for their IPs and back catalog. I'm just telling what it is. I work in M&A. Nobody cares about the actual employees. They are expendable and almost after every M&A there's massive layoffs.

Sales don't matter!?? Are you nuts?!!!

IP only has value in so far as it can be monetized. If you can't make money it has no value. You have no idea what you're talking about.