Sony's future and possible studio/publisher acquisitions

[Eternal_Wings]

Hmm that's when Sarah Bond was supposed to talk too wasn't it? This whole thing is sus.

Nah. Sarah Bond and Phil Spencer will speak next week about their new strategy.
Square Enix press conference is set on April 1. Has nothing to do with Microsoft.

 

[Eternal_Wings]

Takashi hates Playstation and anyone who partners with them. I doubt a Sony acquisition is what he's alluding to.

I mean if he alluded or not, he doesn’t know. But the announcement they will talk about the new structure, was delivered by a spokesman of Square.

 

[Puff]

Persona-Leaker

Square Enix FY24 Q3 Earnings (Net sales up +0.8%, operating income down -15.5%, HD Games sales up and MMO sales down YoY)

I'm wondering when the Sony sale convos will start leaking from the big insiders Been over a year now mod edit: reverted to show ban reasoning

www.resetera.com

 

[Eternal_Wings]

Persona-Leaker

Square Enix FY24 Q3 Earnings (Net sales up +0.8%, operating income down -15.5%, HD Games sales up and MMO sales down YoY)

I'm wondering when the Sony sale convos will start leaking from the big insiders Been over a year now mod edit: reverted to show ban reasoning

www.resetera.com

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[Puff]

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I'm wondering when the Sony sale convos will start leaking from the big insiders

Been over a year now

 

[Eternal_Wings]

This guy knows stuff. Man I hope it happens this year, so we can finally stop worrying someone else buying them.

 

[Eternal_Wings]

I am repeating myself but again: See how these Xbox cheerleaders are seething for Rebirth. This is why I am preaching for so long, that Sony needs to lock them down once and for all. Everyone who made of fun of Square Enix being for weebs, should just now open his eyes. FF has power, greater than any PS First Party title. This is a must buy for Sony.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

s. FF has power, greater than any PS First Party title.

Uh no

Remake sold less than Days Gone. All those fanboys feel the same way about sony first party games they just don’t openly admit it

 

[anonpuffs]

Uh no

Remake sold less than Days Gone. All those fanboys feel the same way about sony first party games they just don’t openly admit it

Yet I bought a ps4 pro for ff7 remake and not any of sony's 1st party

 

[Maverick]

Probably Arrowhead and Ballistic Moon will be next.

 

[Eternal_Wings]

Small buys yes. But there is also a big buy for Q1 rumored. Sony Music Japan will use funds for the Q1 buy, the rumours suggest. It's a long time partner for Sony Music Japan as well as PlayStation division. The rumor doesn't exactly say who it could be, but its speculated it being Sega or Square Enix.Both do fit the description: longtime partner for Music Japan as well PlayStation. I personally hope for Square.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

Yet I bought a ps4 pro for ff7 remake and not any of sony's 1st party

Cool but that doesn’t really change the fact that FF7 isn’t bigger than “any sony first party” game. It isn’t even close to the level of something like God of War

 

[anonpuffs]

Cool but that doesn’t really change the fact that FF7 isn’t bigger than “any sony first party” game. It isn’t even close to the level of something like God of War

lmao FF7 OG is one of the top 5 most influential games of all time after mario zelda doom and half-life, god of war isn't. sorry just the facts

 

[Remember_Spinal]

lmao FF7 OG is one of the top 5 most influential games of all time after mario zelda doom and half-life, god of war isn't. sorry just the facts

Welp, i can tell this is going to be a fulfilling conversation..

 

[Puff]

In May last year, Sony said it was considering spinning off its insurance and online-banking unit, responding to longstanding calls from some investors to focus on its core entertainment businesses.

Though the financial business brings in steady profits, it has only limited connections to the company's other businesses like its PlayStation videogame consoles and image sensors used in Apple phones.

Sony plans to distribute slightly more than 80% of the shares it holds in the financial unit to its shareholders through dividends in kind, retaining a stake of just under 20% after the spinoff.

It aims to list the business in October 2025.

https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/sony-group-reports-profit-rise-starts-preparing-for-financial-units-spinoff-cd741b68

 

[Luffy123]

https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/sony-group-reports-profit-rise-starts-preparing-for-financial-units-spinoff-cd741b68

what does this mean

 

[Dabaus]

It means Sony won’t be making any major moves until at least November 2025.

 

[Eternal_Wings]

It means Sony won’t be making any major moves until at least November 2025.

Not necessarily. Sony dodged a bullet with jumping off Zee deal. They saved at least $10B. Means if the would want to pull a major deal they could use funds from the corporation, including the cash saved from the Zee deal.

 

[Dabaus]

Not necessarily. Sony dodged a bullet with jumping off Zee deal. They saved at least $10B. Means if the would want to pull a major deal they could use funds from the corporation, including the cash saved from the Zee deal.

They saves 1.5 Billion, the deal would’ve been worth 10 billion.

 

[Eternal_Wings]

They saves 1.5 Billion, the deal would’ve been worth 10 billion.

Where is the information from that it's only 1.5B? How can the deal be worth $10B, but you only pay 1.5B for it?

ZEEL makes another attempt to save $10 billion merger; Sony given 3 weeks to respond

ZEEL shareholders have entered yet another petition in the NCLT seeking the enforcement of the now-cancelled merger with Sony Group.

www.hindustantimes.com