I don't think it going to ever happen, maybe people thought about it two or three year ago when Sony was in serious trouble with the PS3 but it interesting to think about it
What would have happened if Sony became a third party publisher and developer? do you think they could become the biggest publisher out there? do you think it would have changed the market as we know it in terms of third party publishers?
Just think about it.. they own all these studios
Japan
- Japan Studio – Ape Escape, Siren, LocoRoco, Patapon
- Team ICO – Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, The Last Guardian
- Polyphony Digital – Gran Turismo, Motor Toon Grand Prix 2, Tourist Trophy
United States
- Naughty Dog - Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter series, Uncharted series
- Santa Monica Studio – Kinetica, God of War series, Warhawk with Incognito Entertainment
- San Diego Studio – NBA, MLB: The Show, Modnation Racers
- Sony Bend – Syphon Filter, Resistance: Retribution
- Sony Online Entertainment – EverQuest
- Incognito Entertainment – Warhawk with SCE Studios Santa Monica, Twisted Metal series, Downhill Domination, Calling All Cars
- Zipper Interactive – SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs series, MAG
Europe
- London Studio – SingStar, Eyetoy, PlayStation Home with SCE Studio Cambridge
- Cambridge Studio – MediEvil, PlayTV, PlayStation Home with SCE London Studio
- Liverpool Studio – Wipeout, F1
- Evolution Studios – MotorStorm, World Rally Championship
- Bigbig Studios – Pursuit Force, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
- Guerrilla Games – Killzone series
- Media Molecule – LittleBigPlanet
Have a great relastionship with most of the second party developers they work with
Japan
- Level-5 - White Knight Chronicles, Dark Cloud
- Clap Hanz – Everybody's Golf, Everybody's Tennis[20]
- Game Republic – Folklore, Genji
- Q-Games – PixelJunk
- Media.Vision – Wild Arms
- Pyramid – Patapon
- From Software – Demon's Souls
North America
- Insomniac Games – Spyro the Dragon, Resistance series (excluding Resistance: Retribution), Ratchet & Clank series
- Sucker Punch Productions – inFamous, Sly Cooper
- ThatGameCompany – Flow, Flower
- Ready at Dawn Studios – God of War: Chains of Olympus, Daxter
- High Impact Games – Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Secret Agent Clank
- Eat Sleep Play – Twisted Metal: Head On
- Slant Six Games – SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3
- LightBox Interactive
- Titan Studios - Fat Princess
- United Front Games - ModNation Racers
Europe
- Quantic Dream – Heavy Rain
- Relentless Software – Buzz!
- EPOS Game Studios - Crash Commando
- Novarama - Invizimals
They own all these franchises (some which were registered but not yet out like Starhawk are not listed, so it more franchises really)
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If I'm not mistaken, Sony Computer Entertainment is probably already bigger than any other third party publisher out there and also have the backing of Sony itself so you also have that to consider
