Poll of the Day > Sony is VERY CLOSE to buying a MAJOR JAPANESE GAMING PUBLISHER!!!

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mrduckbear
02/08/22 1:08:42 AM
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Would you be sad if Sony buys a major japanese gaming studio?



Analysts say it is unlikely that a Japanese publisher will ever be bought by a foreign entity as they too proud of their work to be foreign owned and could have major changes to their games that caters to western audiences and now they say Sony is one likely to be bought out by a studio and is in final talks to buy one of the major studios..

Sources say Sony is close to acquiring one major publisher and will face a huge challenge against Microsoft after their acquisition of Activision-Blizzard which is now turning into a studio war on who will get the best games as independence is no longer safe

Would you be sad if Sony buys a big Japanese studio?

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Metalsonic66
02/08/22 1:15:35 AM
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Capcony
Sonycom
CapSon

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The_Viscount
02/08/22 1:28:16 AM
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mrduckbear posted...
Analysts say it is unlikely that a Japanese publisher will ever be bought by a foreign entity as they too proud of their work to be foreign owned

Hasn't stopped other Japanese companies from being bought out.

And I kinda doubt they'll buy anything huge.

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The_REAL_Duke_O
02/08/22 5:35:14 AM
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Either Sony will buy:

1) Capcom for Resident Evil (Sony already puts out the Resident Evil movies, so they would love to completely own the entire franchise, especially for the games), Street Fighter, Monster Hunter (again, Sony put out the Monster Hunter movie, they would love to have 100% ownership and the games), Mega Man, etc, etc.

or

2) Sega for Sonic (which is huge in gaming and movies. I'm sure Sony would love to take the next Sonic film away from Paramount and would love for the next Sonic game to be Playstation exclusive), Yakuza, Phantasy Star (Sony would love to take Phantasy Star Online 2 away from Xbox), Streets of Rage, etc, and since Sega owns Atlus they would also get Persona, Shin Megami Tensei, etc.

or

3) Konami for the Metal Gear series (the ORIGINAL two 8-bit 2D Metal Gear games are in serious need of modern day 3D remakes), Castlevania, Contra, Silent Hill, etc, and since Konami owns the Turbografx-16 / Hudson franchises, you have Bonk, Bomber-man, Adventure Island, etc.

or

4) Square Enix for Final Fantasy (Sony is obsessed with Final Fantasy, especially Final Fantasy 7), Dragon Quest (which is HUGE in Japan), Nier, Tomb Raider and Deus Ex (remember: Square Enix owns Eidos franchises like Tomb Raider, Deus Ex), etc, etc.

I'm thinking one of those four:
Sega, Capcom,Square Enix or Konami.
I think Capcom is the highest possibility.

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Metalsonic66
02/08/22 5:41:19 AM
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SonySega
SegaSony
Soga
Seny

SonyKonami
SonyKo
Sonami
Kony

Squony

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SmugRickMoranis
02/08/22 5:50:48 AM
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I've heard rumors they're looking to buy FromSoftware.

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Kyuubi4269
02/08/22 5:55:46 AM
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SmugRickMoranis posted...
I've heard rumors they're looking to buy FromSoftware.

Honestly that would be fantastic, get an Armored Core with Gran Turismo budget and polish.

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Nichtcrawler X
02/08/22 5:56:13 AM
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I could live with Sony acquiring Capcom and/or Konami and correcting their course.

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adjl
02/08/22 8:31:34 AM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...
I could live with Sony acquiring Capcom and/or Konami and correcting their course.

Capcom's generally been pretty good lately. For a while, they were one of the worst offenders for DLC and the like, but they've put out some excellent games in the last few years while avoiding the worst of the corporate greed the industry has been displaying lately. I wouldn't say they need too much course-correcting.

Konami, on the other hand, is indeed a steaming pile of garbage. I'd love to see them devoured by somebody that's interested in using their IP's to actually make games.

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Bulbasaur
02/08/22 8:35:39 AM
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no one is going to buy sega because of their prior bankruptcies. it throws a major wrench in to trying to acquire something

konami wouldn't get bought, sony would have a very hard time making that purchase because konami is mostly focused on pachinko and other gambling machines. not only would that make sony look bad by getting into gambling

konami also made like seven billion last year compared to sonys 11 billion, so not sure if sony would attempt that

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sodium-chloride
02/08/22 8:36:18 AM
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SmugRickMoranis posted...
I've heard rumors they're looking to buy FromSoftware.

God I hope not. From needs to remain 100% independent.
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streamofthesky
02/08/22 8:51:49 AM
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I hope not!
Sony has been on a despotic censorship craze for the past several years and I'd hate to see them sink their tendrils into any series I like.
And in general, all of these acquisitions and mergers are bad for consumers.

Nichtcrawler X posted...
I could live with Sony acquiring Capcom and/or Konami and correcting their course.
Capcom is doing JUST FINE, thank you.
And while Konami is a train wreck on the video game side, they don't care about that b/c apparently they make a killing on the pachinko machines. Also, I absolutely don't want modern Cali-Sony getting their filthy hands on Suikoden...
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papercup
02/08/22 9:05:28 AM
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Guessing Square-Enix

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Bulbasaur
02/08/22 9:06:49 AM
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i could see platinum

they do seem to be doing an AWFUL lot despite saying they never have the money to do those things

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Revelation34
02/08/22 9:33:45 AM
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streamofthesky posted...
Also, I absolutely don't want modern Cali-Sony getting their filthy hands on Suikoden...


Why would that matter? Konami doesn't release anything for it therefore Sony wouldn't either.

Anyway all of the mentioned major companies make too much money not to remain independent.

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streamofthesky
02/08/22 9:40:19 AM
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Revelation34 posted...
Why would that matter? Konami doesn't release anything for it therefore Sony wouldn't either.
Who knows what Sony-nami would or wouldn't release?
I'd honestly rather have the series stay dead than have Sony potentially release an awful new title under the name or "remaster" the old games and now all of a sudden characters like Jeane or Sheena are "problematic".
My hope is Rabbit & Bear knock it out of the park w/ Eiyuden Chronicle and Konami agrees to collect royalties for doing fucking nothing by letting them use the IP to make a Suikoden VI. Sony keep out.

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adjl
02/08/22 9:46:07 AM
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streamofthesky posted...
I'd honestly rather have the series stay dead than have Sony potentially release an awful new title under the name or "remaster" the old games and now all of a sudden characters like Jeane or Sheena are "problematic".

Preferring that a series never sees a new game than sees a new game released that you don't like is just petty and selfish.

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Nichtcrawler X
02/08/22 9:58:47 AM
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streamofthesky posted...
Capcom is doing JUST FINE, thank you.

Then point out my new BoF.

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Dikitain
02/08/22 10:03:27 AM
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Probably Square-Enix. I don't think Capcom or Konami would want to be bought by Sony given their current standings, and if Sega were to be bought, Nintendo makes the most sense given their prior relationship (which is highly unlikely, Nintendo would rather use them as a second party developer or make certain games Nintendo exclusive).

Also makes the most sense, since making Square-Enix Sony exclusive is probably the best way for Sony to take away market share from Nintendo in Japan.

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Revelation34
02/08/22 10:16:35 AM
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Nichtcrawler X posted...


Then point out my new BoF.


Resident Evil and Megaman make more money. Plus 5 was terrible anyway.

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ViewtifulJoe
02/08/22 10:20:05 AM
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If it's Capcom that's pretty much the last nail in the coffin.

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Nichtcrawler X
02/08/22 10:26:34 AM
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Revelation34 posted...
Resident Evil and Megaman make more money. Plus 5 was terrible anyway.

Sengoku Basara then?

At the very least the Ace Attorney compilations are doing well enough it seems.

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Blightzkrieg
02/08/22 10:57:28 AM
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Oh man, I can't wait to play Mario and Zelda on the PS5

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teddy241
02/08/22 11:06:21 AM
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I hate Phony. They were simulation. The PlayStation always had long load times and the games felt pre determined.

Dreamcast -> Xbox/Gamecube > Wii60 > Xbox One > Series X and Switch.

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TheFalseDeity
02/08/22 1:24:45 PM
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Playstation is my main console so the only way it could really affect me is if it was Nintendo being bought which wont happen. Would be neat to safeguard Square, FromSoft, and Bandai but i dont know that they have much risk of selling to MS ever anyways.


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kane200000
02/08/22 1:32:18 PM
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Hopefully not capcom hope its a smaller studio.
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BlackScythe0
02/08/22 4:25:37 PM
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Sony is a Japanese company... wtf is duckbear trying to say?
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Metalsonic66
02/08/22 4:33:41 PM
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Oh man, we might finally see my dream come true... a Sonic game developed by Insomniac

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Bulbasaur
02/08/22 6:27:06 PM
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TheFalseDeity posted...
Playstation is my main console so the only way it could really affect me is if it was Nintendo being bought which wont happen. Would be neat to safeguard Square, FromSoft, and Bandai but i dont know that they have much risk of selling to MS ever anyways.
"safeguard" them from what

having financial support and creative freedom?

what a fucking stupid thing to say.

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ArvTheGreat
02/08/22 8:59:03 PM
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Sega wont be bought

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Metalsonic66
02/08/22 9:19:42 PM
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Sonyga skips the PS6 and puts out the Dreamcast 2

First announced exclusive: Sonic Adventure 3 developed by Insomniac Games

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wwinterj25
02/08/22 10:26:05 PM
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All these console makers buying studios fucks me off as this means I'd probably need to own all console makers current consoles at some point. I only own a Switch and PS5 that are current gen so it's not so bad for now.

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SmugRickMoranis
02/08/22 10:55:29 PM
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wwinterj25 posted...
All these console makers buying studios fucks me off as this means I'd probably need to own all console makers current consoles at some point. I only own a Switch and PS5 that are current gen so it's not so bad for now.
The consolidation and conglomeration of the industry is bad for consumers in general.

But I've made up my mind and am prepared to forego certain titles, even ones I really care about, to avoid the trap of buying a console I know I don't have time for. Barely have time for what I've got now

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wwinterj25
02/08/22 10:59:01 PM
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SmugRickMoranis posted...
But I've made up my mind and am prepared to forego certain titles, even ones I really care about, to avoid the trap of buying a console I know I don't have time for. Barely have time for what I've got now

That's the thing. Game pass seems appealing and all for the likes of Elder Scrolls and whatever but I have a hard time keeping up with my PS5 and Switch due to lack of interest and money so don't see myself buying a Xbox console anytime soon. I've thought about buying a gaming PC but I'm in no hurry.


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SmugRickMoranis
02/08/22 11:08:23 PM
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Same. Even if I do make the leap to another console or PC eventually, there's no rush as my backlog is so ridiculous that I could go without buying any new platform for years and still have new shit to play the entire time

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Revelation34
02/08/22 11:23:26 PM
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Metalsonic66 posted...
Oh man, we might finally see my dream come true... a Sonic game developed by Insomniac


Why would I make a Sonic game?

Bulbasaur posted...

"safeguard" them from what

having financial support and creative freedom?

what a fucking stupid thing to say.


That must be why Mass Effect 3 was so great.

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Metalsonic66
02/08/22 11:40:24 PM
#37:


Revelation34 posted...
Why would I make a Sonic game?
Why not

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Bulbasaur
02/09/22 1:05:49 AM
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Revelation34 posted...
That must be why Mass Effect 3 was so great.
it was very good, yes

i'm not sure what stupid dumb thing you're going to attempt to argue, so i'll save you and everyone else the trouble, and say shut the fuck up.

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Revelation34
02/09/22 1:08:09 AM
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Bulbasaur posted...

it was very good, yes

i'm not sure what stupid dumb thing you're going to attempt to argue, so i'll save you and everyone else the trouble, and say shut the fuck up.


Yeah it was great to have three endings where your choices didn't matter.

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