Sony President Hiroki Totoki : Acquisition related costs will be increasing by 20% YoY in this next fiscal year.
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How about you acquire me a showcase
Secure FromSoftware and let's call it a day with all this acquisitions shit. If MS ain't buying anymore publishers I rather if Sony doesn't either, let them keep the focus on their own games, at most buy some shares in some of the Japanese publishers to have some control over them just in case.
I doubt SE/SEGA/Capcom/Bandai Namco are an option for MS. EA and Take Two definitely would be blocked. If MS want to go after Ubisoft or CDProject, let them.
I doubt SE/SEGA/Capcom/Bandai Namco are an option for MS. EA and Take Two definitely would be blocked. If MS want to go after Ubisoft or CDProject, let them.
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Agreed.
If MS isnt buying anymore, then Id be happy with an answer to Bethesda and then call it a day. FromSoft, Kojima, Square, CDPR etc?
Spend more money on expanding the current studios so we can get more games, faster from each of the studios. Build some new studios for WRPG’s, shooters and those classic smaller PS titles like we use to get. Make some Japanese studios, buy Indies, buy Deviation and do what they done before…buy studios that made games for them exclusively for awhile.
If MS attempt to buy more studios and IPs/Publishers, then Sony should go ham and buy a bunch too.
20% increase over what, over the acquisitions announced this fiscall year? Or the ones closed? Which acquisitions did they announce this past fiscal year: Firewalk, Savage and (not in SIE) Lasengle maybe? Should count Bungie and Haven? Not sure which acquisitions are counted for each fiscal year.
In any case, the important is that they'll continue acquiring and more than before.
In any case, the important is that they'll continue acquiring and more than before.
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Agree with the sentiment expressed by some posters. A couple grabs to address Bethesda on the WRPG front are welcomed but further than that there is no need nor should there be for further escalation now that the ABK deal is dead. It's better that way for consumers and hopefully we can move on from this crazy phase of acquisition talks and more into what were the old narratives of rumors and leaks of games and their showcases. Gamers need a peace dividend to talk more about games.
this is referring to costs of buying Bungie mainly, and the other studios
According to Wikipedia these were closed this FY:
If they are talking after closing vs announced, then we could see a pretty big purchase (many small purchases) between now and March 2024. They should have ~5B left from their budget to spend on acquisitions.
| 15 July 2022 | Bungie | Video game |
| $3,700,000,000 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [110][111] |
| 18 July 2022 | Repeat.gg | Esports |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | [112] | |
| 4 August 2022 | Right Stuf | Film, television, e-commerce |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex | [113] | |
| 29 August 2022 | Savage Game Studios | Video game | 
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | [114] | |
| 25 October 2022 | Pixomondo | Visual effects |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment | [115] | |
| 7 November 2022 | Beyond Sports | Software visualization | 
| Sony Corporation | [116] | |
| 9 March 2023 | Above Board | Music | 
| Sony Music Group | [117] | |
| 20 April 2023 | Firewalk Studios | Video game |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | [118] |
If they are talking after closing vs announced, then we could see a pretty big purchase (many small purchases) between now and March 2024. They should have ~5B left from their budget to spend on acquisitions.
I don't think they spent all 3.7 billion on bungie just yetAccording to Wikipedia these were closed this FY:
15 July 2022 Bungie Video game 
$3,700,000,000 Sony Interactive Entertainment [110][111] 18 July 2022 Repeat.gg Esports Sony Interactive Entertainment [112] 4 August 2022 Right Stuf Film, television, e-commerce Sony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex [113] 29 August 2022 Savage Game Studios Video game Sony Interactive Entertainment [114] 25 October 2022 Pixomondo Visual effects Sony Pictures Entertainment [115] 7 November 2022 Beyond Sports Software visualization Sony Corporation [116] 9 March 2023 Above Board Music Sony Music Group [117] 20 April 2023 Firewalk Studios Video game Sony Interactive Entertainment [118]
If they are talking after closing vs announced, then we could see a pretty big purchase (many small purchases) between now and March 2024. They should have ~5B left from their budget to spend on acquisitions.
Shift Up (Makers of Stellar Blade) are around 800 million based on some light Googling. There's also Deviation and maybe Ember Labs that would leave them with a billion or 2 for whatever other divisions need acquisitions.According to Wikipedia these were closed this FY:
15 July 2022 Bungie Video game $3,700,000,000 Sony Interactive Entertainment [110][111] 18 July 2022 Repeat.gg Esports Sony Interactive Entertainment [112] 4 August 2022 Right Stuf Film, television, e-commerce Sony Pictures Entertainment/Aniplex [113] 29 August 2022 Savage Game Studios Video game Sony Interactive Entertainment [114] 25 October 2022 Pixomondo Visual effects Sony Pictures Entertainment [115] 7 November 2022 Beyond Sports Software visualization Sony Corporation [116] 9 March 2023 Above Board Music Sony Music Group [117] 20 April 2023 Firewalk Studios Video game Sony Interactive Entertainment [118]
If they are talking after closing vs announced, then we could see a pretty big purchase (many small purchases) between now and March 2024. They should have ~5B left from their budget to spend on acquisitions.
The CMA move to block the deal has, at the very least, bought Sony enough time where they could afford to wait for their next acquisition budget to be approved if they still want something larger like Square.
Something tells me Playstation will not see those acquisitions but maybe their other divisions. I can't see any studios worth acquiring that would account for that increase.
I remember hearing that 1.2 billion is split over 3 years for employee retention.
Copy Pasting what Modiz from resetera said:
"This is the full part on their cash flow and the reduced M&A target, as far as I can tell, they are saying they increased the "working capital" for SIE as well as "server investment" for the gaming business, does the first term basically mean how much money does the company get the work with effectively? When I listened to the webcast it sounded like that money was basically to have no issues affording all the orders and shipment of PS5 console manufacturing, but im trying to make sure I got it right.
And like I said they clarify that they will be more careful on strategic investments in the meanwhile due to the market environment.
See the Bolded. Idk if his/her assessment is correct but food for thought. Also, some details can get lost in translation from Japanese to English.
"This is the full part on their cash flow and the reduced M&A target, as far as I can tell, they are saying they increased the "working capital" for SIE as well as "server investment" for the gaming business, does the first term basically mean how much money does the company get the work with effectively? When I listened to the webcast it sounded like that money was basically to have no issues affording all the orders and shipment of PS5 console manufacturing, but im trying to make sure I got it right.
And like I said they clarify that they will be more careful on strategic investments in the meanwhile due to the market environment.
See the Bolded. Idk if his/her assessment is correct but food for thought. Also, some details can get lost in translation from Japanese to English.
IMO, at least some of that money is going towards Playstation. There's at least a couple of indie studios that are heavily implied to be joining them.
Guys remember Sony announced in 2021 they will spend ¥4 trillion = $44B. They spend approximately the first half of it $20B. Sony corporation wide, the biggest acquisition was when they bought Bungie. We don’t know what Sony has spent this missing Billions for. It’s approximately $13B we don’t know what happened to them.
Sony Pictures and Music are done with acquisitions. Tony Vinciquerra himself said, they don’t expect any growth but in gaming-industry a lot.
www.gamerbraves.com
Sony Pictures and Music are done with acquisitions. Tony Vinciquerra himself said, they don’t expect any growth but in gaming-industry a lot.
Sony Pictures CEO Says We Can Expect More Video Game Growth
As an overall company, it looks like Sony may be turning to focus more on videogame studio acquisitions and growth,
www.gamerbraves.com
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Not long ago they had aroundd under $5B left to spend. Not sure if in addition to Firewalk they acquired something else in other divisions, made inversions or repurchased Sony shares recently. But I think they may have under $4B available for acquisitions+investments+shares repurchase for the whole Sony during the rest of the FY.Guys remember Sony announced in 2021 they will spend ¥4 trillion = $44B. They spend approximately the first half of it $20B. Sony corporation wide, the biggest acquisition was when they bought Bungie. We don’t know what Sony has spent this missing Billions for. It’s approximately $13B we don’t know what happened to them.
Sony Pictures and Music are done with acquisitions. Tony Vinciquerra himself said, they don’t expect any growth but in gaming-industry a lot.
Sony Pictures CEO Says We Can Expect More Video Game Growth
As an overall company, it looks like Sony may be turning to focus more on videogame studio acquisitions and growth,