"Bayonetta 2 would not exist without Nintendo". This is not an implication that they only asked Nintendo, but that no one else wanted to be involved, including Sony and MS.

http://www.tssznews.com/2014/03/03/platinum-games-explains-bayonetta-exclusivity-again/

Sony does have a good number of studios. I'd say they have nine 1st party studios that have or will deliver a relatively big budget or AAA titles this gen.

Meanwhile MS has had about six if you include Playground and Undead Labs. However, MS may have an equal or larger number of 1st party studios making big budget games now. Curious to see if MS has their eye on other studios. Why stop now?

I think its more of a discussion on how is Sony going to respond. If Sony feels they have a strong 1st party at the moment, no need to buy more I guess.

You aren't wrong, MS's 1st party studios were pretty weak as they were relying heavily on 3rd party studios and they were getting notable content. Maybe they feel at this point they need more control of the studios creating their games.

Bayonetta 1 was on ps3/360, so they asked Nintendo before asking Sony/MS? Seem legit.

Game Freak and Intelligent Systems.....

LOL. Just kidding

Well, make that happen and I'll probably never have to buy Nintendo again.

Bayonetta 1 wasn't done by Platinum Games? 

SKMBlake said: This is what I have to say to this thread: "The competition looks pale in comparison" Yeah, but no. Microsoft released a better Forza game that GT will ever be, and I don't even mention Nintendo which is killing it since last year with its exclusives, which are better rated for most of them, and sell very well.

Yup gotta totally agree with this post. Can't agree with OP at all. My thinking falls more in the line with CGI's in a previous post. Sony really doesn't need to do that much else atm

We both did that this week. Haha

QD probably working on multiplatform title. they have did job listing including pc. 

Persona and Yakuza do not belong to Sony. I know it very well. But still in one day Persona will fly away to nintendo system, and probably XO too. It's all about money and if sony will not try keep away Atlus game from N and MS they will lose big JRPG title.

Ye exactly. They have fantastic relationships. Same as MS had with Playground and still MS decided to buy them. PG opened second team. Gush second Team!! and with MS support they will be able to making games after games. Every 2 years Forza Horizon + new ip and Fable if rumours are legit. 

Hell, even now The Coaliton will bring Gears 5 in 2019. We talking about Coalition, one of the newest MS studios this Generation. Wikpedia says they have around 200 employees while ND has almost 500. It is huge disproportion between The Coalitionand ND and  still they working on main Gears game, Gears for pc and for mobile. Where is TLOU2? It should have release date in next year and we all know that this game will be release in 2020 as a crossgen title.

"There are just too many assumptions here and you speak like they are a company that has struggled with exclusive output"

They are not? 1 ND game this generation, 1 QD game, 1 Santa Monica game, 2 games from Insomniac while one is a reboot of R&C series. and know game with Spider-man. For ps3 they  made Resistance trilogy, R&C future trilogy, some spin offs, 1 multiplatform title. I should better not talk about polyphony digital. 1 GT game against 3 FM games and 3 FH games. 

Same with Sucker Punch and  Infamous SS is like Killzone SF, nothing to be proud about, it's a well know IP and it not taking much time to make it.  Ghost of Tsushima should have release window next year. 

Everything we know right know is that, Santa Monica started working on GoW game for PS5, as well GG with Horizon 2, Bend Studio same, ND looking for african man for new ip. 

If they not expand their own studios and not try to buy at least 1 or 2 they will have hard time to compete with new MS Studios.