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Studio panic buying? Head of PS Studios: Sony is not in an “arms race” with Microsoft
Reporter Wu Baixun / Comprehensive Report
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Housemarque PS5 exclusive work “Death Return”
After Microsoft and Bethesda got married and cast a shocking bomb in the gaming industry, many manufacturers such as Sony have also followed in the footsteps. Sony announced yesterday (29) the acquisition of the Finnish developer Housemarque of “Return of the Dead”. Various developers and studios are like Entering into a panic buying war and waiting for the price.
according toForeign media IGN reportRecently, when Hermen Hulst, the head of PlayStation Studios, was interviewed, the reporter asked Hermen Hulst if he thinks Sony, Microsoft, and Facebook’s recent increase in the acquisition of studios has an “arms race” tendency. He denied this and said, “With regard to studio acquisitions In terms of terms, Sony has not entered into an arms race with Microsoft and other platform holders” and pointed out that Sony has very specific options for acquisition.
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Hermen Hulst pointed out that Sony is very picky in acquiring studios: “We are very selective when it comes to introducing developers. The last time we acquired a new studio was Insomniac (in 2019, PlayStation acquired Insomniac for $229 million). , “Rageter and Clark”, “Total Confrontation” series studios), the effect is very good.” “I have been looking for people with similar values, similar creative ambitions, and good cooperation with our team. We can Invest them further and help them grow as creators. We don’t look around, we just buy randomly.”
Hermen Hulst emphasized: “These acquisitions are all very targeted acquisitions of teams we are familiar with.” Regarding the Housemarque acquisition, Hulst said: “Our external development team and Housemarque are involved in technology, production management and even The creative cooperation is very deep. So for us, (the acquisition of Housemarque) is very meaningful.”