That was what I was wanting with the whole shock the industry move. Buying a multiplatform ip holding studio would be nice but they wouldn't even have to do that much to shock me. Just hire a director to make a first party studio to make similar games of the company he was from. You get more games and more studios so no one should really complain since you won't be making a multiplatform ip exclusive.
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PlayStation welcomes Housemarque to the family
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Mercenary09
Member
About time they did it. Also LMAO at the people who thought Returnal bombed. There is a reason Sony listed it alongside Ghost of Tsushima has one of their new successful IPs. Keep downplaying idiots
Hezekiah
Banned
Nope, they've released several games on the Xbox platform.
But it's no loss if you're a multiplatform gamer.
I think these are necessary defensive moves to secure their already established partners.
Tencent, Amazon, and MS are going on a acquisition offensive to 'build'/purchase content for their services. Sony are doing it to not lose/drop quality in their already established ones.
Oh please this shit wouldn't be happening if other companies didn't go crazy on buying sprees but yes consolidation is bad.
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Shmunter
Member
Some acquisitions are an ip grab to make up for a decade of internal neglect
I'm not a fan of roguelikes. I do like the setting and lore of Returnal. I'd like to see a sequel that follows the arcade gameplay of Returnal but has a more expansive map using the metroidvania gameplay loop. For then roguelike and high score fans they can have arenas or randomised areas within the games map or seperate mode.
So I hope we get a metroidvania Returnal game sequel.
So I hope we get a metroidvania Returnal game sequel.
SLB1904
Banned
unfortunately, that isnt the case.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Not really. It was only a matter of time and in the works before MS announced the acquisition of Bethesda.
FingerBang
Member
This is another acquisition that makes sense. Housemarque's most successful games, like Insomniac before them, have been PS exclusives. If that means being given the opportunity to work on other games such as Returnal, then I'm all for it.
MOTM
Banned
But Sony has been buying studios since forever. Who’s fault was it those times? All ears.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Congratulations, HouseMarque. Love their games. Hopefully, now they will have the financial stability to make even better and bigger games.
P.S. Hermen takes a lot of shit, even from PlayStation fans, but my boy started this acquisition conversation with HouseMarque within 6 months of him getting his job. Something that Shawn and Yoshida apparently never did. The acquisition was delayed by Returnal's development and COVID. Throw some love to Hermen Hulst while you are celebrating this new addition to the PlayStation Studios family.
P.S. Hermen takes a lot of shit, even from PlayStation fans, but my boy started this acquisition conversation with HouseMarque within 6 months of him getting his job. Something that Shawn and Yoshida apparently never did. The acquisition was delayed by Returnal's development and COVID. Throw some love to Hermen Hulst while you are celebrating this new addition to the PlayStation Studios family.
Shmunter
Member
I don’t think MS would be interested in a studio like Housemarque as it doesn’t come with any valuable IP. I believe MS is on a content purchase mission to fill gamepass, not so much a raw talent push.
Sony wants talent to foster their internal IP building prowess. Different approaches.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
lol
Btw, I think it is Dreams at the very end, after Gran Turismo. Should have been more prominent tho.
Yoboman
Member
Dreams is cut off on the right
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
They pretty much only made Sony exclusives anyway. Good get but i want to see bluepoint or kojipro next.
Kokoloko85
Member
Making exclusive games and IP’s for a company for many years and then being purchased by them is the definition of organic growth
Not buying a studio/company with many IP’d they had nothing to do with building or growing
Kilau
Member
Given Sony’s current trend, PC versions are still highly likely.
SoloKingRobert
Banned
The last time Housemarque released a game (Angry Birds) on Xbox was in 2011, that was funded by Activision. Same in 2011 with Outland, funded by Ubisoft. They haven't released their own game on an Xbox console before.
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Kokoloko85
Member
Next bluepoint.
Id love to see Kojima join.
Hopefully more big studios with established IP’s don’t get bought out by MS, Playstation or Nintendo.
If more get bought out by MS, then I hope Playstation buys Sega lol
Id love to see Kojima join.
Hopefully more big studios with established IP’s don’t get bought out by MS, Playstation or Nintendo.
If more get bought out by MS, then I hope Playstation buys Sega lol
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When they were entering the matket with the PS sure. It was "their" fault. Today though there are hostile acquisitions from the new services push for Google, Amazon, MS, Tencent, and as we see here Sony are buying their close partner companies to prevent somebody else grabbing them. That's what consolidation is. It's like an arms race.
Hezekiah
Banned
So you mean they haven't published their own game on Xbox. But then they don't publish most of their games.
Yamisan
Member
Its not a leak when its straight from the company.Looks like PS Japan leaked Bluepoint joining too:
Manwithoutfear
Member
i kind of hope all this buying slows down. eventually we're going to be left with Microsoft/sony/ubisoft/EA/2k/activisionblizz and that's it as far as AAA devs.
kingkenny76
Member
MOTM
Banned
What hostile aquisitions have any of those company done? May have missed something.
skit_data
Member
Hey, maybe now we'll get proper mid-run saves for Returnal?
Dream-Knife
Banned
Well there goes a Transworld Snowboarding remake.
Thirty7ven
Banned
Sony buys studios they've worked with for a long time. Key there is "Sony buys studios", they don't buy publishers or big IPs. These studios Sony buys, well guess what, Sony already owned the IPs they worked on.
You must be doing trials for the mental olympics, these false equivalences are very telling.
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
Sounds good. They would be kinda stupid not to.
i was about to say sackboy is there but just checked the image and he's not....the sweat is warranted lol
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I'm not sure about that, some of their previous purchases didn't really own well established IPs at the time of purchase.
Obsidian Games, Compulsion Games,
I would even say Ninja Theory didn't have an IP that was that well established.
FranXico
Member
A hostile acquisition is when the company is bought against their wishes. That has not happened in a long time, if ever.
Strider Highwind
Banned
Should’ve been done and was a no brainer IMO, good stuff and I hope they’re super successful
MOTM
Banned
Because Sony wouldn’t have bought Bethesda if they could
. Man you guys are something else.Don’t blame MS because all they could afford was to money hat Todd for Starfield timed exclusivity.
Buying big studios requires big investments, something Sony doesn’t have the capacity to do like MS.
I meant hostile to a third party. Not a hostile takeover in the traditional sense.
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Shmunter
Member
Good point
Fake
Member
SEGA.
cormack12
Gold Member
Nice, I like Housemarque and it's great they have stability now. Good devs. I don't think Returnal quite hit the spot but it was solid and by no means bad/mediocre. It will be good to see what they can produce next working alongside the other first parties which seems to really help a studio up their quality.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
MS is spending more money on console warring than anyone and still in third place. Sony is being smart with its purchases.Because Sony wouldn’t have bought Bethesda if they could
Don’t blame MS because all they could afford was to money hat Todd for Starfield timed exclusivity.
Buying big studios requires big investments, something Sony doesn’t have the capacity to do like MS.
nowhat
Member
Tomorrow is Wednesday. COINCIDENCE?????
Thirty7ven
Banned
Because Sony wouldn’t have bought Bethesda if they could
Don’t blame MS because all they could afford was to money hat Todd for Starfield timed exclusivity.
Buying big studios requires big investments, something Sony doesn’t have the capacity to do like MS.
So it's not just the false equivalencies, you really are a smooth brain. I'll get out of your way, post that drivel at will my boy, don't let anybody ever stop you.
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