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[LisaMariaMartin]

Wonder what this means for Smash...

 

[ethomaz]

Well hopefully u guys are right. I just don't see how this benefits me as a playstation gamer.

Even Jeff Grub is making fun of it

Jeff Grub will make fun even if it was Sony buying Bethesda or Take 2.

 

[Jigsaah]

Cool, it means two things.
Playstation will be the defacto home for fighting games in the future, second the Playstation brand will get tons of marketing exposure among fighting games communities and all the events around those games.
This has nothing to do with acquiring studios, it's not an alternative either, it's about key and strategic brand positioning and for what it is it's very smart.

This is what I thought, more about marketing and ways to make more money. Not really meant to be any kind of answer to what Microsoft is doing. Fair enough, carry on people.

 

[Burythelight]

That's not something we should care much.

 

[fersnake]

What is the point of this? Waste of money if you ask me. This money should've gone towards securing a steady flow of content stream for PlayStation years to come through the acquisitions of Kojima Productions, Bluepoint Studio, and expanding Japan Studio - not downsizing them.

you clearly dont know how they spend their money internally so stop with this bs, let them buy or whatever they want with their money.

 

[DForce]

Well hopefully u guys are right. I just don't see how this benefits me as a playstation gamer.

Even Jeff Grub is making fun of it

They're also an entertainment company. Everything doesn't have to benefit PS gamers.

 

[JunkerWoland]

I'd much rather see the tournament scene remain largely independent, instead of being overseen by a singular publisher-platform holder. With the genre's focus on esports, assuming this succeeds and Evo continues to be the most prominent worldwide tournament, this acquisition would potentially make Sony a quasi-gatekeeper of fighting games and their content, regardless of what consoles are allowed at the actual events. I'm not particularly optimistic about this announcement, but I will be interested to see, whether Sony ultimately finds partially owning Evo to be more trouble than it's worth.

 

[ethomaz]

Wonder what this means for Smash...

"With the support of world-class publishers, Evo is returning this year as Evo Online, a fully online competition taking place August 6 - 8 and 13 -15. Entry will be free, and players in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America* will be able to compete in BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment’s Tekken 7, Capcom’s Street Fighter V: Champion Edition, Warner Bros. Games’ Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate**, and Arc System Works’ Guilty Gear™ -Strive- in an open format. The online qualifiers will be livestreamed for fans, and more details will be shared in the coming weeks on evo.gg."

At least this year it won't have any Smash.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

What is the point of this? Waste of money if you ask me. This money should've gone towards securing a steady flow of content stream for PlayStation years to come through the acquisitions of Kojima Productions, Bluepoint Studio, and expanding Japan Studio - not downsizing them.

But why.gif

See below.

It's a joint venture. I think it's a great call, to be honest, as long as they don't remove non-Sony games from the tournament. I think they won't and it'll probably be more of an overseer type of owner interest.

Yeah, this.
EVO is still a popular event. This cements PlayStation as the console for the event and all the advertising that comes from that.

What will be interesting is how Nintendo games may fare at the event. I feel like Nintendo is the one keeping it from the event this year at least.

 

[Timberwolf25]

I'm not a Smash fan, but that game seems to consistently have near the largest number of entrants

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

They're also an entertainment company. Everything doesn't have to benefit PS gamers.

Don't waste your time. Some people are THAT ignorant.

 

[ethomaz]

What will be interesting is how Nintendo games may fare at the event. I feel like Nintendo is the one keeping it from the event this year at least.

There is no Nintendo game in EVO this year from the PR.

Tekken 7
Street Fight V
Mortal Kombat 11
Guilty Gear

There are the games for EVO in August.

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

I'm not a Smash fan, but that game seems to consistently have near the largest number of entrants

Giving the fact the Smash Ultimate has the worst netcode in the industry and that Nintendo hates Melee, I would guess that this franchise is out of Evo Online 2021.

 

[Timberwolf25]

No Killer Instinct or DBZ??? wtf

 

[SlimySnake]

I time traveled into the future and found Sony's next acquisition.

 

[ethomaz]

No Killer Instinct or DBZ??? wtf

Killer Instinct is not on EVO for two years already.

 

[Banjo64]

Zeni vs Evo

 

[AmuroChan]

Relax people. Not every acquisition Sony makes has to be a counter to Bethesda. Multi-billion dollar corporations don't make deals just for the sake of countering someone else's move. They make deals that serve their self-interests, that bolsters their own businesses, and furthers their strategic vision.

 

[jm89]

How much did it cost them? Can't be more than a few million surely?

 

[THEAP99]

 

[Banjo64]

Cool, it means two things.
Playstation will be the defacto home for fighting games in the future, second the Playstation brand will get tons of marketing exposure among fighting games communities and all the events around those games.
This has nothing to do with acquiring studios, it's not an alternative either, it's about key and strategic brand positioning and for what it is it's very smart.

Can’t play smash or killer instinct on PS tho

 

[Timberwolf25]

Killer Instinct is not on EVO for two years already.

It was supposed to be at EVO last year before it was cancelled.

 

[saintjules]

LOL if you're going to do it, do it with audio!

 

[ethomaz]

Just an update.

The official site list just the 4 games I wrote: https://www.evo.gg

But there is a "More Games To Be Announced Soon".

 

[Chris_Rivera]

This doesn’t benefit me directly, so it’s stupid and should never happen.

 

[v_iHuGi]

What THE FUCK IS FUCKING HAPPENING

 

[Jeeves]

So are they gonna have Playstation Allstars now, or...?

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Isn't Evo kind of tainted at this point?

 

[kunonabi]

Well I'm done with Evo then.

 

[Calverz]

 

[ethomaz]

It was supposed to be at EVO last year before it was cancelled.

It was a return? Last Killer Instinct EVO happened in 2017.

Edit - I just checked it was a return.

 

[Chukhopops]

It’s a smart move to secure FGC support but to be honest no one was really trying to take it from Sony.

 

[Skifi28]

But how will we be able to twist this into console wars? Surely there has to be a way...

 

[M1chl]

They don't even try

 

[Hendrick's]

Not my thing but that's big moves for some

Sexual deviants?

 

[SentientStone]

Fighting games is my number one genre so I am happy with this since I feel it will bring in more exclusives from that genre. Now gimme SF6 exclusive lol

 

[Keihart]

This is the first good thing i see sony doing this gen, whoever though of it, you better make it worth.
Make fighting games great again! i'm in.

 

[kyoji]

evo is the biggest fighting game tournament, this is good seeing as if sony has had a real hand in helping esports along for fighting games. huge huge exposure, good move IMO and they probably got it for dirt cheap considering the mr wiz scandal

 

[kyoji]

smh at ppl down playing evo, have no idea

 

[Gone]

What's the point?

 

[Rat Rage]

Oh, nice, EVO is dead now. Now EVO will become even more "E-Sports", which means more restrictions and LESS FUN for everyone involved.

 

[DForce]

If anyone is wondering why Sony would do this, look at the recent broadcasts on their official Twitch page.




It's mainly online fighting game tournaments.

 

[Kamina]

Its fine guys, Square Enix will follow next Wednesday

 

[Fbh]

Sony fanbase: now with 10% more weird horny smelly dudes

 

[kyoji]

Its online this year cause of covid but man its gona be lit to go back to evo in person, people come from all parts of the world to compete and watch. I do hope they kinda change the venue out of vegas though!

 

[RockOn]

What is the point of this? Waste of money if you ask me. This money should've gone towards securing a steady flow of content stream for PlayStation years to come through the acquisitions of Kojima Productions, Bluepoint Studio, and expanding Japan Studio - not downsizing them.

Whats the point? The point is esports is huge. So Sony been a major player is huge

 

[Exanthus]

Riiigggghhhhttttt.

 

[Kittehkraken]

Awww, the console warriors are upset.

In other news, good for the fighting game community.

 

[Bryank75]

Jim Ryan right now.

 

[Stuart360]

I find the whole 'E Sports' thing total cringe, but if this deal could in some way help Street Fighter 6 to get made, then cool.