Sony is looking for new development studios to acquire

According to the reporter Brad Sams by VGC, Sony would be looking for new development studies for the creation of new IPs. As early as November there were rumors of an acquisition of Bluepoint games by the Japanese house but for now nothing has been formalized yet. However the creators of Deamon's Souls Remake they would be among the most credible options, given the many years of collaboration. Another study that may be in Sony's viewfinder is Lucid games, fresh from the development of Destrucion AllStars, PS5 exclusive to be released in February this year. According to some rumors, in fact, it would seem that the software house is already working on a new triple A title to be released on the Japanese console exclusively. For now we are always talking about rumors, even if an acquisition of this type would be more than coherent given the past between the two companies.

Sams, in one of his podcasts, states that, although Sony is moving to expand its family of internal developers, its rivals, in particular Microsoft products, are on another level. Xbox it seems increasingly aggressive in terms of purchases and, after the big blow with the acquisition of the group Zenimax, we can only expect more and more from the American company. 2021, which coincides with the affirmation of ninth generation of consoles, could therefore be a crucial year to observe any shift in balance between the various contenders in the videogame market.

Honorable mention to the outsiders of the modern console war, that is Google e Amazon, which would also be looking for new development studios to buy for the creation of unpublished intellectual properties. The first, despite a timid start to its streaming platform Stadia, has managed to gain a slice of the market thanks to the good performance of the dedicated version of cyberpunk 2077, better than the counterparts dedicated to the Sony and Microsoft consoles, proving even to the skeptics that the cloud gaming already has something to say. The e-commerce giant with its own Amazon Moon, instead, for now it is betting everything on a subscription full of quality games, thanks also to a partnership with Ubisoft. However, this streaming service is currently only available in the United States but we expect a worldwide launch as soon as possible.