Arrowhead, Larian, Shift Up - Great studios on the rise.
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Well, we have been discussing making a Sony investors club as part of the forum, so we could grow the idea out to include such a thing, I really think it's a cool idea.
Well I definitely had the right idea 
IF Sony doesn't nurture the relationship with Arrowhead going forward I will have definitely lost all faith in this company.
IF Sony doesn't nurture the relationship with Arrowhead going forward I will have definitely lost all faith in this company.
Agreed. Trailer is over four years old but it looks great. Plus, it gives off Terminator vibes which is great for me. I'm hoping that after Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss goes all in with Plan 8 if they haven't already.
Larian says they don't want to be bought. I could see Arrowhead and Shift up going for it though.
I wouldn't forget the Kena, Stray and Sifu folks. I think their next game or the one after it may be a huge hit, so I'd invest in these guys for their upcoming game and if it works well I'd buy them before they get too popular and expensive.
There's Stellar Blade too, but it's a SP non-GaaS paid premium game from a somewhat niche, I think it will sell somewhere between the Bayonetta games (around 2M) and DMC games (5-8M). Not a huge high, but great numbers for the niche.
Larian never wanted to sell, and now that they have a shit ton of money even less. I don't see them selling.
Shift Up didn't sell a ton and I think their game doesn't have potential of being a super seller, I don't think Tencent or Embracer (who I think doesn't have Asian studios) would go for them.
If Stellar Blade meets Sony's expectations, the maybe Sony could get Arrowhead and Shit Up in a year or two once they go back for acquisitions. But knowing that people in California get scared to see pretty or hot women I think that the SIE US HQ would try to block the Shift Up acquisition.
Well, PS's Palworld were Fall Guys, Rocket League and Genshin Impact. I think DokeV may work very well in Asia, but not in the west. I think their next non-Japanese Asian big hit will be ZZZ from Mihoyo.
There's Stellar Blade too, but it's a SP non-GaaS paid premium game from a somewhat niche, I think it will sell somewhere between the Bayonetta games (around 2M) and DMC games (5-8M). Not a huge high, but great numbers for the niche.
Arrowhead only worked with Sony during many years, not only in Helldivers games. I don't think they'd sell to anyone else.
Larian never wanted to sell, and now that they have a shit ton of money even less. I don't see them selling.
Shift Up didn't sell a ton and I think their game doesn't have potential of being a super seller, I don't think Tencent or Embracer (who I think doesn't have Asian studios) would go for them.
If Stellar Blade meets Sony's expectations, the maybe Sony could get Arrowhead and Shit Up in a year or two once they go back for acquisitions. But knowing that people in California get scared to see pretty or hot women I think that the SIE US HQ would try to block the Shift Up acquisition.
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Yeah Helldivers is completely original and in no way evokes any other property I can think of. Keep up the good work, citizen.
Sony should buy Hasbro then work with Larian on more Baldur's Gate games for PS/PC.
Make PlayStation a bigger player when it comes to family games, mobile, merchandise and RPGs.
Sony owns both and the other one is not even a game
Shift Up is the one to watch. I think Stellar Blade could sell 3+ million.
:/ why should either of these matter in terms of the team's creativity, where you were taking issue? Palworld is nothing like any existing Pokemon game. Pokemon is either a pretty classic Dragon Warrior derived RPG or an augmented reality game.Sony owns both and the other one is not even a game
Your intense Palworld defense is getting creepier every week
the need to defend a corporation's copyrights on a gamer forum is hallway monitor narc shit. narcs get a swirly.Your intense Palworld defense is getting creepier every week
They definitely need more family games. Astro and Sackboy alone aren't penetrating the casual audiencesSony should buy Hasbro then work with Larian on more Baldur's Gate games for PS/PC.
Make PlayStation a bigger player when it comes to family games, mobile, merchandise and RPGs.
The dude that reports everyone over little jokes is calling others narcs?
the jokes write themselves, and if this were a school, you’d get wedgies and swirlies every day for ratting to the teachers 
You're the real life Randall the Snitch from Recess, "MISS FINSTER MISS FINSTER!"
We have a Palworld fanboy in the house. Those AI animal characters assets flips are really your thing
There's many Pokemon games in many different genres. What's the last one you played? Because Palworld is not in the exact same genre as a mainline Pokemon doesn't mean it's creative. 90% is still copied.
Xbox was still third in units on Jan NPD. You and Infinity can give it up. Fetch won't happen.
We have a Palworld fanboy in the house. Those AI animal characters assets flips are really your thing
There's many Pokemon games in many different genres. What's the last one you played? Because Palworld is not in the exact same genre as a mainline Pokemon doesn't mean it's creative. 90% is still copied.
Xbox was still third in units on Jan NPD. You and Infinity can give it up. Fetch won't happen.
