Sony Game Studios Acquisitions [2021]

If they are going to do more than ports they may well have to expand significantly. Only info I can find on size is pretty sketchy. One source listed 21 people. Another indicated the company had 50+ employees. Maybe contract vs full time. I would think you would desire more personnel to do both new ip and continue working on ports. But hey, I don't have any way to back that speculation up so, Dead Sea sized grain of salt.

 

Jim Ryan claimed we would be seeing more of PS games appearing on PC. Few months forward and Sony is aquiring a studio/dev well known for porting over console/PS games to PC. Not much to spin here.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-07-01-playstation-has-bought-another-developer#comments

''Earlier this year, PlayStation's overall boss Jim Ryan suggested Sony would double down on releasing its games for PC as well as console - although not necessarily day and date, as Microsoft does with games on Xbox.

The addition of Nixxes adds a significant pool of talent in its PC port department, as Sony looks to bring more games to the platform in the future.''

 

Do you just believe every random comment from people on the internet? It feels like you do. I should warn that putting potatoes in your socks and the use of essentials oils is no replacement for science-based healthcare.

Is this really the level of discourse we entertain on Beyond3D? Do any of the mods care any more?

 

EG and Jim Ryan being random comments on the internet? Woah, youve sunken alot man.

 

If Sony aquired nixxes primarily to do PC ports we will find out.

No need to copy paste posts multiple times

 

There were no Jim Ryan quotes in that article.

 

They'd have to make some huge changes to the studio to something else then what theive done before. Aquiring Nixxes to help with PC ports is very reasonable, a dedicated seperate own studio standing for all the (quality) ports, freeing the main studios from these tasks.

 

Nixxes did PS3/PS4 versions of all Tomb Raider game too:

 

It seems they are a very strong team on technical side by the Remedy community manager.

 

Makes sense. Sony needs more bodies (manpower) on assisting their current roster of studios, not lending out studios like Bend. PlayStation PC ports will more than likely [still] be handled by outsourced third-party studios or by PlayStation Mobile studio.

 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/pl...-raider-games-deus-ex-md.450703/post-68637286

They probably help with HFW PS4

 

A very good addition to let a dedicated studio handle the PC ports.

 

https://www.gamingbible.co.uk/news/...-exclusive-is-making-its-way-to-xbox-20210629

Sony Says It's Not In "Arms Race" With Xbox To Acquire New Studios

 

Sounds about right. A smaller indie ish team and a porting studio seems reasonable to me

 

Yup, there are plenty of third party developers who will take on a port job. It's uninteresting but solid, predictable work.

 

To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Bluepoint acquisition is now official.

 

Looks like Bluepoint is following in the same steps as Bend. Good for them!

 

No more remakes, so no MGS from them.

Spoiler

 

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/associate-corporate-development-at-playstation-2738188692

It means they will buy studios/publisher without working with them before.



https://www.videogameschronicle.com...s-says-he-expects-more-games-company-buyouts/

This is logic in connection from what Sony Pictures told.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/26/sony-strategic-investments-gaming-entertainment-subscriptions.html

EDIT: Jim Ryan told it before too.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...able-ps5-demand-ahead-of-launch-idUKKBN27C2P5