SCE Acquires Sucker Punch

[BrokenBones646]

CGI-Quality said:

BrokenBones646 said:

CGI-Quality said:

Much of that can be specualted otherwise, since it's speculation anyway. If we're speaking finacicals, no Sony doesn't have the best 1st parties. That doesn't matter in the long run though and I'm sure picking up Sucker Punch wasn't a move solely based on the actions of Sony.

Your basic point was about finacials btw. If the issue were that bad, they probably wouldn't be investing in studios (which returns to my basic point).

I was speaking game output for Sony's parties (lack of which or extra cash are the only reasons I see for buying a studio) and I never said it was that bad just that the move wasn't a prudent one something you ignored, I think we've both said all we are going to say.

Humor me, how do you know it wasn't prudent? What makes that apparent?

They recently lost money, and instead of waiting to get out of the hole (which they will) they put themselves more in the hole by buying a studio which will take years to turn a profit (but again will) that was already making exclusive games for them and wasn't going anywhere. Here's an example, lets say you are in debt, but steadily making moeny and will get out of it, instead of waiting to get out of you it put yourself in more debt by buying an asset which you won't make your money off of for several years, sure if everything goes smoothly you should come out ahead but if something bad happens in the meantime you have less of a safety net.