Sony acquires Bungie for $3.6 billion - staying multiplatform

[GoOnKid]

chakkra said:

GoOnKid said:

No! This would be a terrible nightmare. Stop repeating this, don't give them stupid ideas. Also no Square Enix, no Sega and no Ubisoft, either. Also no Platinum Games to Nintendo, either. One-trick ponys like Bungie are fine in my eyes, but big names in the industry that diversify and enrich the gaming landscape are not okay and should stay independent forever.

For the record, I'm not okay with MS buing Acti/Blizzard, either.

Okay, that sounds really poetic when you say it like that, now, could you please tell me what was that diversity that Activision has been putting out in the last few years? And also, what is that one genre that Microsoft is going to force them to do now?

I think you're jumping the gun here. My point was not that they will be forced to make just one genre for the rest of time. My point is rather that I see these concentration moves as more harmful than beneficial for the entire industry. With fewer agents in the field there will be less incentives to innovate and diversify from each other, and sooner or later the games will become stale and samey. Reversely, a healthy competion leads to better products and prices for the customers.

I understand the appeal of the acquisitions of Zenimax and Activision Blizzard as well as the strategic value for MS. But I find the massive imbalance that the deals created to be very concerning. I fear that Sony will be forced to make a similar move in the future. This bungie deal here doesn't count, this is a completely different story and has a completely different purpose in mind.