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[Michele]

Of course, this is just purely speculation, however this could be worth taking a look at in case this does happen in a while.

 

[Nankatsu]

Gotta improve those micro transactions in Sony exclusive games.

 

[Skifi28]

Sounds more like fanboys dreaming of corporations taking revenge in an imaginary war, I'm not sure it works this way in the real world.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

No. God please no. Complete waste.

Both Ubisoft and Take 2 are cheaper and have FAR better franchises.

Fuck EA

Unless Sony can do something worthwhile with the Mass Effect franchise.

 

[Kerotan]

Why though. You'd be mainly buying the rights to make sports games and they're all multi platform anyway. And then there's Apex but that's multi too.

For that money you could buy T2, Ubi and Capcom. And have plenty left over. EA is a bad purchase.

 

[MrA]

Guys saying stuff, nothing of value here

Sounds more like fanboys dreaming of corporations taking revenge in an imaginary war, I'm not sure it works this way in the real world.

Yeah just fantasizing

 

[MonarchJT]

fifa cannot become exclusive so i really don't know if it would be worth

 

[Mr Moose]

Ew, fucking hope not. Square-Enix or another Japanese pub/team would be better.

fifa cannot become exclusive so i really don't know if it would be worth

EA SPORTS Comments on the Future of Football

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www.ea.com

 

[dcmk7]

fifa cannot become exclusive so i really don't know if it would be worth

Agree.

They will be losing the license anyway soon enough.

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[TheGodfather07]

God no! I'm done with Sony if that ever happens. Let Microsoft have them. Uou can't lose fifa anyway. That will have to stay multiplatform. Sony need to go for Japanese publishers and studios.

 

[Honey Bunny]

This would be really great because i dont give a shit about EA games

 

[mhirano]

Worst purchase ever.
Unless they want stale FIFA and MADDEN, and already rotten/ruined Mass Effect, Dragon Age, NBA Live, Battlefield, Anthem, Mirrors Edge…

 

[Warnen]

As long as the console wars don’t effect pc sales all good to me. Would be a reason to own both consoles for sure.

 

[AphexTwunt]

If MS cared, wouldn't they just offer more?

Can't see them being outbid.

 

[DavJay]

Pretty sure MS can easily outbid Sony if Sony can even afford it. Not to Mention EA play is on game pass and there’s no way MS is letting that get away.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

These major purchase of has been companies like Bethesda and Activision really show how poor these mainstream games we get really are.

 

[Shmunter]

I don’t think Sony is that stupid. They would gain nothing and be saddled with products that drag down the expected quality bar of the brand.

Fund projects, not acquisitions.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Can we delay this news to next April?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Pretty sure MS can easily outbid Sony if Sony can even afford it. Not to Mention EA play is on game pass and there’s no way MS is letting that get away.

They won't be bidding on anyone until ActiBliz have gone though

 

[Fredrik]

As long as the console wars don’t effect pc sales all good to me. Would be a reason to own both consoles for sure.

Sony acquisitions affect PC sales though. They have that weird 2-3 years stalled release going for all their 1st party games. The only time they release on PC day 1 is if it’s a third party exclusive.
I hope they keep their organic growth strategy instead.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

fifa cannot become exclusive so i really don't know if it would be worth

Because it's the biggest game in gaming history? It's profitable regardless of platform and it's a stable on nearly every house.

This is not gonna happen but if it happens it's a massive buy and a guaranteed ROI.

 

[ManaByte]

EA get them BioWare (and the Mass Effect and Dragon Age IPs), Battlefield, Command and Conquer, and The Sims. Those are pretty huge IPs that can be great in the right hands.

 

[MonarchJT]

Because it's the biggest game in gaming history? It's profitable regardless of platform and it's a stable on nearly every house.

This is not gonna happen but if it happens it's a massive buy and a guaranteed ROI.

i don't see how Sony would spend something like another 70b (that doesn't have In any way) for a game that cannot move the needle to sell their consoles. It will not happen. period. Is just fantasyland

 

[mcjmetroid]

Stoooop. This is becoming insufferable at this point.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

i don't see how Sony would spend something like another 70b (that doesn't have In any way) for a game that cannot move the needle to sell their consoles. It will not happen. period. Is just fantasylans

1- It's not $70B, it's $37B.
2- FIFA makes more than $1B/year just from MTX. Let alone Madden.
3- There are plenty of massive IP's within EA's sleaves.
4- This is a cheap rumor.

 

[MonarchJT]

1- It's not $70B, it's $37B.
2- FIFA makes more than $1B/year just from MTX. Let alone Madden.
3- There are plenty of massive IP's within EA's sleaves.
4- This is a cheap rumor.

1) 37 before even taking about selling....it will land around 65/70 or more ..how much you think was valued Activision?
2) Sony isn't Microsoft ..sony want sell consoles before software or they are gonna release their games day one on PC?
3) not worth the cost
4) yes as i said is fantasyland Sony doesn't have the money to buy ea.....and if the company decides to undermine all investments for the other divisions over the next few years, would it bet everything on the most expensive publisher out there?

 

[Captain Toad]

It's definitely possible.

I give it a 0.0000001% chance of happening.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[VN1X]

Riveting fan fiction these analysts write these days.

 

[Clear]

Getting a controlling stake in Kadokawa Corp. seems like a natural choice for Sony.

 

[Elios83]

EA is only worth for FIFA and Madden but those are based on licenses they might lose or they could be forced to develop for multiple platforms (see what happened with MLB). Price is astronomical. Not worth it imo.

Ubisoft is just trash nowadays.

Take Two would be good and much cheaper than EA. GTA and RDR are not licenses.

But the best return on the investment for Sony is Square+Capcom, at 10-15 billions they could get both, an insane amount of successful and beloved IPs at a reasonable price.

 

[SLB1904]

Waste of money. Just grow their studios and buy small one turn them into something great like they did with their key studios

 

[reksveks]

1- It's not $70B, it's $37B.

There is no chance EA is going without a 50% premium. Zynga went for a 60+ premium and Activ was 45%. Even if you use Activision's one, its ~50bn deal.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Sony isn't spending money on any of that before spending on publishers they actually like and have better relationships like Capcom or square Enix lmao

 

[ThatPolishGuy]

Ew, fucking hope not. Square-Enix or another Japanese pub/team would be better.

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Yup. Square-Enix seems like a good buy, you would get IPs like Thief, Deus Ex, Parasite Eve, Fear Effect, Tomb Raider, Legacy of Kain - I think.

Cyberpunk was popular despite the mess it was, so it would be nice to see next-gen Deus Ex.
And I would be down for some Legacy of Kain next-gen experience too - especially Soul Reaver.
And Thief would be a nice IP to have, now that Microsoft have Dishonored IP tbh.

But that's just my wishful thinking ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

 

[sircaw]

Really don't want to see Sony buying in bulk just for the sake of it.

I prefer the Insomniac way, target a high-quality studio, I mean the 229 million they spent on that studio, that's is one hell of an acquisition.

If I was them I would be looking at studios like From software, Larian studios, team cherry etc.

Fuck this Ea crap.

I want quality, not quantity.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

There is no chance EA is going without a 50% premium. Zynga went for a 60+ premium and Activ was 45%. Even if you use Activision's one, its ~50bn deal.

Either way this is not happening. Smaller Japanese publishers like SEGA, Capcom, Square Enix are much more sensible.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

There is no chance EA is going without a 50% premium. Zynga went for a 60+ premium and Activ was 45%. Even if you use Activision's one, its ~50bn deal.

There are too many factors involved when it comes to how much of a premium you pay. You can't estimate it just looking at those two recent examples

 

[The Alien]

Ubi has little of value (at least to me).

EA has value in their sports franchises (FIFA, NFL, NHL) - but pretty sure, by contract, they have to be multiplat.

Frankly, the only game that would be a game changer, if ever exclusive, would be GTA.

 

[Markio128]

The only reason why Fifa and COD make so much money is because they are available to all gamers. Make them exclusive to one console and you are literally de-valuing the IP. I see these acquisitions only as a pissing contest for fanboys, with no real benefit to any gamer. I just hope Sony don’t try to follow in the footsteps of MS who have done nothing but literally spend billions on games that were going to release on their platform anyway. It’s mind boggling to me.

 

[Tommi84]

Unless Sony can do something worthwhile with the Mass Effect franchise.

They can do Uncharted in Space!!

/jk

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Pretty sure MS can easily outbid Sony if Sony can even afford it. Not to Mention EA play is on game pass and there’s no way MS is letting that get away.

If so that would mean MS would have invested around $100 billion to acquire Activision and EA. I mean MS can afford it, but is there any chance of there ever being a return on investment if they do that?!

 

[lastmessiah]

 

[sainraja]

Sony acquisitions affect PC sales though. They have that weird 2-3 years stalled release going for all their 1st party games. The only time they release on PC day 1 is if it’s a third party exclusive.
I hope they keep their organic growth strategy instead.

I don't think Sony is buying EA BUT Sony use to publish some games on the PC (under the SOE division) that I don't think ever made it to console (maybe Planet Side?) so it's not like they haven't published to PC day one in the past. As for PlayStation Studio first party titles (specially their titles that have been traditionally PS), I personally think they are testing the waters and will adjust their strategy as needed in the future.

Riveting fan fiction these analysts write these days.

They are analysts. It is their job to do just that.

 

[MonarchJT]

If so that would mean MS would have invested around $100 billion to acquire Activision and EA. I mean MS can afford it, but is there any chance of there ever being a return on investment if they do that?!

looking at their cash...divisions and how they usual spend the Is no reality where Sony spend more than 1 - 1.5b acquiring someone
people should keep their feet on the ground

 

[Von Hugh]

Frankly, the only game that would be a game changer, if ever exclusive, would be GTA.

Way too big of a risk and gamble to bet only on one game franchise.

 

[reksveks]

There are too many factors involved when it comes to how much of a premium you pay. You can't estimate it just looking at those two recent examples

I am simplifying things but Activision in terms of revenue is very similar. I don't think the premium is going to be less than 30% especially given that there are very few players left at the size.

The one major difference is the margin of Activision is in the high 20% and EA is around 15-20%.

Do you have an estimate of how much it would be?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

looking at their cash...divisiins and how they usual spend the Is no reality where Sony spend more than 1 - 1.5b acquiring someone

That's just nonsense

 

[VAVA Mk2]

Agree.

They will be losing the license anyway soon enough.

Isn't EA's NFL license up soon? Madden needs competition.