Gaming Acquisition |OT|

the-pi-guy · Jan 30, 2023, 09:17 PM

Hi @FTC — did you catch last night’s episode of The Last of Us? It was incredible.

No wonder the show is breaking records. It’s a true blockbuster, watched by tens of millions.

If you haven’t already, you should check it out. You may be particularly interested in the fact that pic.twitter.com/MhcT0DmOsM
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) January 30, 2023

The FTC has opposed the Microsoft - Activision Blizzard deal on the grounds that Microsoft could “suppress competition” from rival consoles by leveraging Activision games.

It sounds like there’s some worry that Sony’s position as market leader could be jeopardized by this deal.
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) January 30, 2023

Sony’s talent and IP across gaming, TV, movies, and music are formidable and truly impressive.

It’s no wonder they also continue to dominate as the market leader for consoles.

In gaming, Sony is “the first of us” - and they will be just fine without the FTC’s protection.
— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) January 30, 2023

Kind of a weird twitter thread by EVP Corporate Affairs and CCO at Activision

kitler53 · Jan 30, 2023, 09:26 PM

so playstation is going to be just okay with having the world biggest IP getting ripped away from it (along with several other) after MS already ripped away tons of other IPs from it by acquiring Bethesda all because it has a successful TV show?

Okay, fair enough. Let's just give AMD/NVidia to Sony then and see how xbox feels about that.

nnodley · Jan 30, 2023, 09:58 PM

That's probably the absolute worst argument for MS/Acti deal that i have ever seen. What in the actual fudge.

Since she's CCO she's likely got a hell of a payday coming if the acquisition goes through. Blatantly obvious her intentions.

Legend · Jan 30, 2023, 10:00 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Jan 30, 2023, 09:17 PMKind of a weird twitter thread by EVP Corporate Affairs and CCO at Activision

No love for the Halo tv show lol

BananaKing · Jan 30, 2023, 10:05 PM

This means if the Mario movie is a success, then Microsoft should also buy EA.

the-pi-guy · Jan 31, 2023, 11:55 AM

Amazon reportedly aspires to turn Tomb Raider into a “Marvel-like franchise” spanning interconnected game, film and TV releases.https://t.co/Xf6RnDbPZf pic.twitter.com/AVZ2xvp5dx
— VGC (@VGC_News) January 30, 2023

Legend · Jan 31, 2023, 08:20 PM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Jan 31, 2023, 11:55 AM
Amazon reportedly aspires to turn Tomb Raider into a “Marvel-like franchise” spanning interconnected game, film and TV releases.https://t.co/Xf6RnDbPZf pic.twitter.com/AVZ2xvp5dx
— VGC (@VGC_News) January 30, 2023

Please no.

BananaKing · Jan 31, 2023, 08:38 PM

Quote from: Legend on Jan 31, 2023, 08:20 PMPlease no.

This will bomb.

Also its very interesting to see how much IPs can be valued at

kitler53 · Jan 31, 2023, 09:26 PM

the biggest problem is amazon wants to do this with a franchise that has basically bombed as a video game and as a movie in their most recent releases. they have their work cut out for them because it's not enough to be good,.. it has to be amazing to wash peoples mindset that tomb raider is lackluster.

the-pi-guy · Feb 05, 2023, 01:07 AM

SIE put in it a job posting related to mergers and acquisitions.

So I guess acquisition season hasn't quite ended. Wonder if it'll depend on the Activision acquisition.

BananaKing · Feb 05, 2023, 02:15 AM

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Feb 05, 2023, 01:07 AMSIE put in it a job posting related to mergers and acquisitions.

So I guess acquisition season hasn't quite ended. Wonder if it'll depend on the Activision acquisition.

I think Sony will continue with acquisitions regardless if the ABK merger goes through or not.

But I guess it seems they are waiting to see what happens. Any acquisition, specially a big one, might prompt MS to say "see they are doing it too, and they are market leaders"

kitler53 · Feb 05, 2023, 03:27 AM

Quote from: BananaKing on Feb 05, 2023, 02:15 AMI think Sony will continue with acquisitions regardless if the ABK merger goes through or not.

But I guess it seems they are waiting to see what happens. Any acquisition, specially a big one, might prompt MS to say "see they are doing it too, and they are market leaders"

yes, that. it would greatly hurt their argument.

if abk goes through Sony better get SE quickly or MS will take them too.

Legend · Feb 05, 2023, 03:48 AM

Quote from: kitler53 on Feb 05, 2023, 03:27 AMyes, that. it would greatly hurt their argument.

if abk goes through Sony better get SE quickly or MS will take them too.

I guess SE would be worth it just for FF, but without TR and DE would MS prioritize them? Ubisoft is cheaper and has a lot more content that can be pumped out on gamepass.

BananaKing · Feb 05, 2023, 03:51 AM

Quote from: kitler53 on Feb 05, 2023, 03:27 AMyes, that. it would greatly hurt their argument.

if abk goes through Sony better get SE quickly or MS will take them too.

Imagine how dysfunctional SE would be under MS.

the-pi-guy · Feb 07, 2023, 07:40 PM

Quote from: Kotick"I don't think they fully appreciate that it's a free-to-play business, that the Japanese and Chinese companies dominate the industry. You look at Sony, you look at Nintendo, they have these huge libraries of intellectual properties. Sony studios goes back 80 years, Nintendo has the very best characters that exist in video games.

Sauce

"Sony studios goes back 80 years"

What?
That's 4 years older than Sony entirely. Like 40+ years older than Sony pictures. 50+ years old than Sony Interactive.

What is he talking about?