tiagol88 Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Quote Exclusive: Sony is in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring' Quote Kadokawa's shares closed up 23% at daily limit Sony owns shares in Kadokawa, FromSoftware Sony focusing on entertainment such as games, movies and anime Quote NEW YORK/TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Sony (6758.T), opens new tab is in talks to acquire Kadokawa (9468.T), opens new tab, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the "Elden Ring" game, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the technology giant looks to add to its entertainment portfolio. The talks between the two sides are ongoing and, if successful, a deal could be signed in the coming weeks, the sources said. Kadokawa's shares closed up 23% at their daily limit. Its market capitalisation was around $2.7 billion prior to the Reuters report. Sony's shares closed up 0.6%. Quote Sony declined to comment. Kadokawa said it cannot comment. Sony already has a 2% stake in Kadokawa and a stake in Kadokawa controlled FromSoftware, the developer of the hit fantasy action role-playing game. Source Not really a huge surprise. Sony had been buying and investing in them for years, so it feels like only a matter of time. If it happens Sony will control not only the biggest anime streaming service (Crunchyroll), they will also have access to all of Kadokawa's catalog of manga and anime. Plus all of FromSoftware, makes of Dark Souls, Elden Ring, Bloodborne (Sony's exclusive game for the PS4), etc...
tiagol88 Posted 2 hours ago Author Posted 2 hours ago 8 minutes ago, JO1s said: From soft games will flop with exclusivity That's probably not happening. It's not Playstation that's buying FromSoftware. It's the parent company that's buying Kadokawa. Sony also bought Bungie and the company isn't making exclusive titles for Playstation. Also...Bloodborne, Demon's Souls, etc didn't flop
JO1s Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 7 minutes ago, tiagol88 said: That's probably not happening. It's not Playstation that's buying FromSoftware. It's the parent company that's buying Kadokawa. Sony also bought Bungie and the company isn't making exclusive titles for Playstation. Also...Bloodborne, Demon's Souls, etc didn't flop Bloodborne was last gen and demon souls severely undersold every multiplat game
tiagol88 Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 3 minutes ago, JO1s said: Bloodborne was last gen and demon souls severely undersold every multiplat game You mean an exclusive title sold less than a multiplat title? No ****. Doesn't mean it flopped lmao.
JO1s Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 5 minutes ago, tiagol88 said: You mean an exclusive title sold less than a multiplat title? No ****. Doesn't mean it flopped lmao. It only sold 2 million units, it's exclusively held back its sales a ton.
tiagol88 Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 20 minutes ago, JO1s said: It only sold 2 million units, it's exclusively held back its sales a ton. It was a day one PS5 release that costed 80€ when PS5 had no units out there. It was a remake as well. I'm sure it made its money back.
Universo Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago (edited) interesting i don't see them making Fromsoft titles exclusive tho... maybe specific games like idk Bloodborne II or something oh and they definitely want their manga/anime stuff Edited 1 hour ago by Universo
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