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WingsOfGood 01/18/22 8:49:29 AM #1:	What company will Sony buy? <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:961845522] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>What company will Sony buy? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 01/18/22 8:49:51 AM #2:	xbox took diablo away. that was the biggest loss. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:961845534] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>xbox took diablo away. that was the biggest loss.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Clark 01/18/22 8:53:31 AM #3:	It will be really interesting to see what Sony do as a countermove now to be sure. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>Tom Clark posted [p:961845642] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>It will be really interesting to see what Sony do as a countermove now to be sure. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 01/18/22 8:55:19 AM #4:	I'd rather square get bought by nintendo personally <cite>Zikten posted [p:961845700] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>I'd rather square get bought by nintendo personally</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unsuprised_Pika 01/18/22 8:56:59 AM #5:	I really don't want a fucking aquisition war. Fuck this shit. <cite>Unsuprised_Pika posted [p:961845757] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>I really don't want a fucking aquisition war. Fuck this shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 01/18/22 8:57:48 AM #6:	Unsuprised_Pika posted... I really don't want a fucking aquisition war. Fuck this shit. Murica! Remember when online console gaming was free? Murica! <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:961845778] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Unsuprised_Pika posted... </cite> <quote>I really don't want a fucking aquisition war. Fuck this shit.</quote> Murica! Remember when online console gaming was free? Murica! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DepreceV2 01/18/22 9:00:26 AM #8:	GranolaPanic posted... I doubt Sony can afford Square Enix. I was thinking this too. Sony doesnt have anywhere NEAR the capital of Microsoft --- Reminder: On March 2nd, 2021, Texas removed mask mandates and allowed 100% capacity for businesses. <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:961845852] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>GranolaPanic posted... </cite> <quote>I doubt Sony can afford Square Enix.</quote> I was thinking this too. Sony doesnt have anywhere NEAR the capital of Microsoft </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
monkmith 01/18/22 9:04:19 AM #9:	if anyone is buying square it'll be disney, they've got a pretty big investment in the company already and are notoriously obsessed with controlling their IP. --- Taarsidath-an halsaam. Quando il gioco e finito, il re e il pedone vanno nella stessa scatola <cite>monkmith posted [p:961845958] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>if anyone is buying square it'll be disney, they've got a pretty big investment in the company already and are notoriously obsessed with controlling their IP. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Legato-and-Vash 01/18/22 9:06:11 AM #10:	As a person who's had just about every Sony console (only one I didn't have is the original PS1, but my aunt who lived next door had it), I would hate that. I want Square Enix ports on PC. >_> Then again, Sony is putting their exclusives on PC now anyway. --- *~Sincerely yours, Legato and Vash~* Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Legato-and-Vash posted [p:961846005] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>As a person who's had just about every Sony console (only one I didn't have is the original PS1, but my aunt who lived next door had it), I would hate that. I want Square Enix ports on PC. >_> Then again, Sony is putting their exclusives on PC now anyway. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 01/18/22 9:06:51 AM #11:	I fucking hope not --- MSI MEG X570 Unify \| Ryzen 7 5800X \| 32GB DDR4-3600 \| RTX 3080 Samsung Odyssey G7 32" - 1440p, 240hz, GSync <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:961846028] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>I fucking hope not </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sauceje 01/18/22 9:08:59 AM #12:	monkmith posted... if anyone is buying square it'll be disney, they've got a pretty big investment in the company already and are notoriously obsessed with controlling their IP. Disney would buy Squeenix just for Kingdom Hearts? --- He was born in a coop, raised in a cage, children fear him, critics rage, He's half alive, he's half dead, folks just call him Buckethead <cite>sauceje posted [p:961846083] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>monkmith posted... </cite> <quote>if anyone is buying square it'll be disney, they've got a pretty big investment in the company already and are notoriously obsessed with controlling their IP.</quote>Disney would buy Squeenix just for Kingdom Hearts? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 01/18/22 9:10:06 AM #13:	sauceje posted... Disney would buy Squeenix just for Kingdom Hearts? Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy --- MSI MEG X570 Unify \| Ryzen 7 5800X \| 32GB DDR4-3600 \| RTX 3080 Samsung Odyssey G7 32" - 1440p, 240hz, GSync <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:961846108] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>sauceje posted... </cite> <quote>Disney would buy Squeenix just for Kingdom Hearts?</quote>Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaZooo 01/18/22 9:10:09 AM #14:	Sony will buy Nintendo --- Competing every night, both ends, shoot inside/outside, fast break, transition, Monta Ellis have it all <cite>KaZooo posted [p:961846110] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Sony will buy Nintendo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Humble_Novice 01/18/22 9:11:57 AM #17:	sauceje posted... Disney would buy Squeenix just for Kingdom Hearts? I think Disney wants a piece of the Final Fantasy pie. <cite>Humble_Novice posted [p:961846153] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>sauceje posted... </cite> <quote>Disney would buy Squeenix just for Kingdom Hearts?</quote>I think Disney wants a piece of the Final Fantasy pie. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sauceje 01/18/22 9:11:58 AM #18:	DarthAragorn posted... Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy O good point I forgot those games --- He was born in a coop, raised in a cage, children fear him, critics rage, He's half alive, he's half dead, folks just call him Buckethead <cite>sauceje posted [p:961846154] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>DarthAragorn posted... </cite> <quote>Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy</quote>O good point I forgot those games </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 01/18/22 9:12:17 AM #19:	KaZooo posted... Sony will buy Nintendo i'm open to that. --- Explorers In The Further Regions Of Experience, demons to some, Angels To Others: Pinhead <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:961846158] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>KaZooo posted...</cite> <quote>Sony will buy Nintendo </quote> i'm open to that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 01/18/22 9:13:04 AM #20:	KaZooo posted... Sony will buy Nintendo Couldn't afford it and the Japanese would never allow it anyway. --- Oda break tracker 2022- 1 (1) \| THE Ohio State: 12-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 10-8 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:961846179] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>KaZooo posted...</cite> <quote>Sony will buy Nintendo </quote> Couldn't afford it and the Japanese would never allow it anyway.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YookaLaylee 01/18/22 9:16:41 AM #21:	GranolaPanic posted... I doubt Sony can afford Square Enix. This could be wrong but I saw on Google that Square Enix is worth 2 billion USD and Sony is worth 80 billion. So they could technically afford it, but I doubt itll happen --- Fire tempers iron and temptation steels the just <cite>YookaLaylee posted [p:961846269] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>GranolaPanic posted...</cite> <quote>I doubt Sony can afford Square Enix.</quote> This could be wrong but I saw on Google that Square Enix is worth 2 billion USD and Sony is worth 80 billion. So they could technically afford it, but I doubt itll happen</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 01/18/22 9:17:26 AM #22:	Zikten posted... I'd rather square get bought by nintendo personally Nintendo should buy SEGA (along with Atlus) and PlatinumGames. voldothegr8 posted... Couldn't afford it and the Japanese would never allow it anyway. Sony is a Japanese company. --- I often wonder if we are growing as a people... or in fact, regressing. <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:961846296] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>I'd rather square get bought by nintendo personally</quote>Nintendo should buy SEGA (along with Atlus) and PlatinumGames. voldothegr8 posted... </cite> <quote>Couldn't afford it and the Japanese would never allow it anyway.</quote>Sony is a Japanese company. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 01/18/22 9:18:40 AM #23:	Solar_Crimson posted... Nintendo should buy SEGA (along with Atlus) and PlatinumGames. Sony is a Japanese company. They're still subject to Japanese anti-trust laws. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:961846321] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite> <quote>Nintendo should buy SEGA (along with Atlus) and PlatinumGames. Sony is a Japanese company.</quote> They're still subject to Japanese anti-trust laws. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 01/18/22 9:19:37 AM #24:	ssjevot posted... They're still subject to Japanese anti-trust laws. Wow Japan is truly GOAT. Why is America so bad? <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:961846345] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>ssjevot posted... </cite> <quote>They're still subject to Japanese anti-trust laws.</quote> Wow Japan is truly GOAT. Why is America so bad? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 01/18/22 9:21:44 AM #25:	WingsOfGood posted... Wow Japan is truly GOAT. Why is America so bad? America literally wrote and forced those laws onto Japan during the occupation. It's why Zaibatsu no longer exist. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:961846420] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Wow Japan is truly GOAT. Why is America so bad?</quote> America literally wrote and forced those laws onto Japan during the occupation. It's why Zaibatsu no longer exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 01/18/22 9:22:30 AM #26:	ssjevot posted... America literally wrote and forced those laws onto Japan during the occupation. It's why Zaibatsu no longer exist. So why is MS allowed to buy Acti-Blizz? <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:961846443] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>ssjevot posted... </cite> <quote>America literally wrote and forced those laws onto Japan during the occupation. It's why Zaibatsu no longer exist.</quote> So why is MS allowed to buy Acti-Blizz? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 01/18/22 9:23:28 AM #27:	WingsOfGood posted... So why is MS allowed to buy Acti-Blizz? Because the purpose of those laws was to reduce Japanese economic power. Not to hurt American companies. Consumer protection was never the concern. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:961846484] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>So why is MS allowed to buy Acti-Blizz?</quote> Because the purpose of those laws was to reduce Japanese economic power. Not to hurt American companies. Consumer protection was never the concern. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 01/18/22 9:25:31 AM #28:	GranolaPanic posted... I doubt Sony can afford Square Enix. Sony produces quite a bit more yearly than SE is worth --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:961846542] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>GranolaPanic posted... </cite> <quote>I doubt Sony can afford Square Enix.</quote>Sony produces quite a bit more yearly than SE is worth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 01/18/22 9:27:33 AM #29:	WingsOfGood posted... So why is MS allowed to buy Acti-Blizz? Well, they might not be. This will definitely go under review by the government before the deal is final. --- Oda break tracker 2022- 1 (1) \| THE Ohio State: 12-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 10-8 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:961846611] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted...</cite> <quote> So why is MS allowed to buy Acti-Blizz? </quote> Well, they might not be. This will definitely go under review by the government before the deal is final.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 01/18/22 9:27:47 AM #30:	Zikten posted... I'd rather square get bought by nintendo personally Hell yeah But rally all bets are off --- Tennessee's a brother to my sister Carolina where they're gonna bury me. And I ain't ready to go. I'm never ready to go. <cite>Smackems posted [p:961846622] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite> <quote>I'd rather square get bought by nintendo personally</quote>Hell yeah But rally all bets are off </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 01/18/22 9:30:29 AM #31:	all i know is that if Microsoft keeps buying all these studios, at this rate, there will barely be any third party games for other consoles. lol <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:961846689] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>all i know is that if Microsoft keeps buying all these studios, at this rate, there will barely be any third party games for other consoles. lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 01/18/22 9:35:02 AM #32:	WingsOfGood posted... Remember when online console gaming was free? i member the xboys were all "we love paying for online! stop being cheap it costs like a mcdonalds meal." thanx xboys --- Xe / Xir https://youtube.com/shorts/c9qA3KFVJP0 https://i.imgur.com/ZngbqJn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lbSi0U3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xaRYKZM.jpg <cite>ModLogic posted [p:961846828] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Remember when online console gaming was free?</quote>i member the xboys were all "we love paying for online! stop being cheap it costs like a mcdonalds meal." thanx xboys </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fony 01/18/22 9:36:04 AM #33:	This is just a return to the PS1 to PS2 era. 90% of 3rd party games on one console, Nintendo is Nintendo, the other console gets the leftovers plus their own in house games. Everyone was fine with this when it was Sony with the 90%. They shouldn't have fucked up by pricing the PS3 at $600 and making every developer jump ship. You PStools really are sweating, not sure why. I thought you guys say Sony first party games are top tier now? --- It's not the end of the world, but we can see it from here. <cite>Fony posted [p:961846851] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>This is just a return to the PS1 to PS2 era. 90% of 3rd party games on one console, Nintendo is Nintendo, the other console gets the leftovers plus their own in house games. Everyone was fine with this when it was Sony with the 90%. They shouldn't have fucked up by pricing the PS3 at $600 and making every developer jump ship. You PStools really are sweating, not sure why. I thought you guys say Sony first party games are top tier now? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pogo_rabid 01/18/22 9:39:38 AM #34:	Mathematically speaking, it would be totally feasible for Sony to acquire Square Enix. Square Enix may simply not be for sale, or looking for a takeover. Japanese companies tend to operate a lot differently than western ones when it comes to the leadership looking to get a big payday and dump the company. --- Ryzen 3800x, 6900XT, 32 gig, 970pro, Asus Strix x570-E FC: SW-8431-3263-1243 <cite>pogo_rabid posted [p:961846963] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Mathematically speaking, it would be totally feasible for Sony to acquire Square Enix. Square Enix may simply not be for sale, or looking for a takeover. Japanese companies tend to operate a lot differently than western ones when it comes to the leadership looking to get a big payday and dump the company. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YourDrunkFather 01/18/22 9:44:52 AM #35:	I guess no more COD on PlayStation potentially. Thats huge. They buy up EA next the casual market will have like 0 use for a PS5. --- One bourbon,one scotch,one beer <cite>YourDrunkFather posted [p:961847132] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>I guess no more COD on PlayStation potentially. Thats huge. They buy up EA next the casual market will have like 0 use for a PS5. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 01/18/22 9:48:53 AM #36:	Square Enix is category 1 FEFTA meaning Microsoft could buy them without approval from the Japanese government. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:961847252] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Square Enix is category 1 FEFTA meaning Microsoft could buy them without approval from the Japanese government. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ssjevot 01/18/22 9:51:32 AM #37:	Fony posted... This is just a return to the PS1 to PS2 era. 90% of 3rd party games on one console, Nintendo is Nintendo, the other console gets the leftovers plus their own in house games. Everyone was fine with this when it was Sony with the 90%. They shouldn't have fucked up by pricing the PS3 at $600 and making every developer jump ship. You PStools really are sweating, not sure why. I thought you guys say Sony first party games are top tier now? It's like a flashback to the kids fighting over Genesis and SNES, except I think this guy might be an adult. --- Favorite Games: BlazBlue: Central Fiction, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Bayonetta, Bloodborne thats a username you habe - chuckyhacksss <cite>ssjevot posted [p:961847342] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Fony posted... </cite> <quote>This is just a return to the PS1 to PS2 era. 90% of 3rd party games on one console, Nintendo is Nintendo, the other console gets the leftovers plus their own in house games. Everyone was fine with this when it was Sony with the 90%. They shouldn't have fucked up by pricing the PS3 at $600 and making every developer jump ship. You PStools really are sweating, not sure why. I thought you guys say Sony first party games are top tier now?</quote> It's like a flashback to the kids fighting over Genesis and SNES, except I think this guy might be an adult. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Legato-and-Vash 01/18/22 9:56:35 AM #38:	Fony posted... This is just a return to the PS1 to PS2 era. 90% of 3rd party games on one console, Nintendo is Nintendo, the other console gets the leftovers plus their own in house games. Everyone was fine with this when it was Sony with the 90%. They shouldn't have fucked up by pricing the PS3 at $600 and making every developer jump ship. You PStools really are sweating, not sure why. I thought you guys say Sony first party games are top tier now? What even is this post --- *~Sincerely yours, Legato and Vash~* Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kid_prodigy23 <cite>Legato-and-Vash posted [p:961847511] in Will Sony ... [t:79858399]...</cite> <quote>Fony posted... </cite> <quote>This is just a return to the PS1 to PS2 era. 90% of 3rd party games on one console, Nintendo is Nintendo, the other console gets the leftovers plus their own in house games. Everyone was fine with this when it was Sony with the 90%. They shouldn't have fucked up by pricing the PS3 at $600 and making every developer jump ship. You PStools really are sweating, not sure why. I thought you guys say Sony first party games are top tier now?</quote>What even is this post </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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