| NobleTeam360 said: As far as Japanese devs, I'm not sure who they could target tbh. I've seen some publishers thrown around like Square Enix and Capcom but if Sony were going to target a publisher I think Konami would make more sense; considering their game development ability is basically nonexistent (and yes, I'm aware of the MGS remaster ports which honestly look like they're going to be hot garbage so even more of a reason Sony should target them as Konami clearly has lost all ability to actually make a video game). |
I think the big issue here is that SIE historically hasn't been looking for franchises, they've typically wanted development ability.
Most of the studios they bought came without IP. There's a few that did come with IP, but Sony hasn't usually used it. The only real exception was Bungie.
They bought Naughty Dog without Crash. They bought Insomniac Games without seemingly intending to use the Sunset Overdrive IP.
I don't think it would be crazy for Sony to acquire Konami for MGS, Castlevania, etc; but it hasn't historically been how they operate.
