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Kadokawa confirms Sony sent an acquisition letter

Ar¢tos

Member
Why have you bought Astrobot up for? Most platformers are optimised and run 60fps. From don't make platformers. Elden Ring is whole different game compared to Astrobot.
I mentioned Studio Asobi helping From with the tech part, you answered the sad stale game comment.
What other game is Studio Asobi famous for if not Astro Bot?
 
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bring it sony!!!!
 

Sooner

Member
There are only two instances in which Sony has allowed their own games to be actively developed for Xbox.

1. MLB forced their hand with MLB The Show
2. They agreed when buying Bungie that they'd allow them to operate independently if they met financial goals

Neither of those situations really applies here.
I don't know.... The MLB might be huge Elden Ring fans.
 

Heisenberg007

Gold Journalism
hopefully they tell Sony to go chase themselves.

i'll never forgive Sony if they ruin From Software.
I remember you being okay with MS/ABK Activision and even called it fair when Bethesda and ABK games were thought to go Xbox exclusives.

You were fine with Xbox (the one with the actual worst gaming record) acquiring Bethesda and ABK. Now you're panicking at Sony (with 10 GOTY nominations in the last 10 years) "ruining" From?

How come?
 

Dr.Morris79

Member
Don't avoid the question sir....lol. What games in your opinion, other than Concord, are utterly shit? You can't make that statement and dip out.
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.
 

evolve

Member
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.
Objectively speaking, from that list only Concord is shit. 2 of them aren't even out. And I have no idea what do you mean by modern politics in GoT2. Because of the woman? Have you played the first game?
 
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Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.

I get we all have opinions, but good grief...lol
Not even a scale of bad, just all shit. Concord? Shit. GoW:R?? Equally shit. I think I am more interested in what you do like at this point. 😄

Edit....
And 2 of them have not released yet. Which is weird to have them on your list.
I think I see a pattern in though....shit because woke? Just taking a shot in the dark.
 
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Pedro Motta

Member
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.
cry baby GIF
 

Dr.Morris79

Member
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I love Sony games, C'mon guys, let's shake and make up. I promise to buy them all going forward and pledge allegiance. I'll even replay the Hailey side mission 6, yep, SIX times to make up for this shameful shit show I've brought on myself, disgusting

I'll even watch the Abby sex scene four more times

I mean, C'mon guys. I'm serious here.

I can't even believe I thought about not liking anything Sony there for a minute

Phew

VwUAgYX.gif


I'm better now. Thanks guys.
 
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.
Astrobot? Gran Turismo? Helldivers 2? Oh wait...those wouldn't fit your barrative. They don't have female main characters nor do they have a single LGBT character so you pretend they don't exist to ruin your theory.

Also...what is it about Ghost of Tsushima 2 that makes it "filled with modern politics"?
 

Mephisto40

Member
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I love Sony games, C'mon guys, let's shake and make up. I promise to buy them all going forward and pledge allegiance. I'll even replay the Hailey side mission 6, yep, SIX times to make up for this shameful shit show I've brought on myself, disgusting

I'll even watch the Abby sex scene four more times

I mean, C'mon guys. I'm serious here.

I can't even believe I thought about not liking anything Sony there for a minute

Phew

VwUAgYX.gif


I'm better now. Thanks guys.
Think somebody needs to step away from their glorious PC for a while
 

MagnesD3

Member
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.
Shit is strong but mid is about right. Gow 2018 and Last of Us set a high bar precident that was not followed...
 
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Orbital2060

Member
Yeh, I'd say that's unlikely, Sony have more shares in kadokawa than Kakao do. However, now they have said that they are willing to sell, or even actively looking for a buyer, it is possible Kakao may be interested just the same as Sony is, but I don't think this is anything to do with a hostile takeover.
Im curious, where did Kadokawa say they are willing to sell?
 
I doubt Sony cares about either Crash or Spyro at this point. Those aren't big sellers anymore. Sony's own Astrobot outsold them. They could just invest in that, instead of bartering for IPs with their direct competitor.
This is something I've had in mind since that studio went independent, but I don't even think their current developer will make it past the alleged Spyro game they're making... I like them very much but these franchises don't have any pull, not even enough to keep their low budget lights on.
 

Euler007

Member
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.
This. This is why I love this acquisition. Metldowns like this.
 
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Mod of War: Remastered

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Staff Member
👀

Folks, please dial back the culture war drive by bait. It's getting tiring seeing this in almost every single thread on here.

Here's this thread for the pros and cons to your heart's content:
 
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.

Well at least we know you are one of those kind of posters and your opinion can't be taken seriously.
 
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I love Sony games, C'mon guys, let's shake and make up. I promise to buy them all going forward and pledge allegiance. I'll even replay the Hailey side mission 6, yep, SIX times to make up for this shameful shit show I've brought on myself, disgusting

I'll even watch the Abby sex scene four more times

I mean, C'mon guys. I'm serious here.

I can't even believe I thought about not liking anything Sony there for a minute

Phew

VwUAgYX.gif


I'm better now. Thanks guys.
1zD7IVY.gif
 

midnightAI

Member
Im curious, where did Kadokawa say they are willing to sell?
I cant remember where I saw it but there was talk about it from Japanese journalists due to the founding members of Kadokawa no longer being there or something (although one source said one of the founders was arrested?)m could all be rumour of course.

I very much doubt they would even post about Sony's intent for acquisition if that wasn't the case, if they aren't for sale (or considering a sale) they would just say so at that point.
 

Orbital2060

Member
I cant remember where I saw it but there was talk about it from Japanese journalists due to the founding members of Kadokawa no longer being there or something (although one source said one of the founders was arrested?)m could all be rumour of course.

I very much doubt they would even post about Sony's intent for acquisition if that wasn't the case, if they aren't for sale (or considering a sale) they would just say so at that point.
So there is no evidence. Just make believe.
 

Cakeboxer

Member
Spiderman 2, shit
Concord, shit
Last of us 2, shit
Ghost of tsushima 2, looks to be filled with shitty moden politics, not interested
God of war ragnarok, shit
Marvel's Wolverine? After Spiderman 2? Yeah, high hopes there :messenger_tears_of_joy:


Are Sony pushing many other games out? Not that I've noticed.

Sony getting From doesn't excite me, at all. Not when, from my perspective, they're pissing good I.P's down the toilet

Was there anything else?

Like I said. I don't personally like most of their main entries anymore. 90's Sony is still the best.
I'm also not a fan of their cinematics, but Astrobot and Returnal are pretty good games.
 

Perrott

Member
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Let's just pretend that Sonys output lately hasnt been utterly shit.
  • [94] Astro Bot
  • [89] Destiny 2: The Final Shape
  • [82] Helldivers II
  • [85] Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered
  • [71] LEGO Horizon Adventures
  • [80] MLB The Show 24
  • [76] Rise of the Ronin
  • [81] Stellar Blade
  • [90] The Last Of Us Part II Remastered
No matter how much you try to twist reality, 2024 has been a very solid year for PlayStation first-party, even in spite of the disappearance of Concord [62] and the broken release of Until Dawn [69].

And if we decide to throw Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [92], Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide [78], Granblue Fantasy: Relink [80], Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising [81] and Silent Hill 2 [86] into the mix, it actually becomes a remarkable year in terms of console exclusive content that has made its way to the platform.

Maybe your taste in games is what's truly shit here.

Edit: Oh, I just read the rest of your posts on this very page. Man, you're an S-rank retard. On ignore you go.
 
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sachos

Member
One way to tone down the meltdowns if this trully happens is if the same day they announce the aquisition they also announce Bloodborne Remaster coming out on PC and PS5 Day one and Elden Ring optimization patches.
 
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