Rumor : Sony to acquire Quantic Dreams

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CGI-Quality said:

Rainbird said:

I don't hope it's true, Quantic Dream needs to be a free studio, although Sony are definitely a great place for them to be. If they must be purchased, Sony is the right one to do so, but it's not ideal.

With Sony, they are free, which is one of the main reasons devs like working with them so much. I think for the kind of company Sony is and the types of games Quantic produces, the acquisition would be quite ideal.

I think that is naive.  Microsoft is clearly too dominearing in directing it's devs, but working for Sony is nothing like being an independent dev.  Sony only acquires you to fill a perceived current or future gap in their line-up, and that is the position you're then expected to occupy.