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outlawauron on 04 March 2008

@ Griffin

But nintendo made heaps more profit.



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PooperScooper on 04 March 2008

Okay, I was just ignoring 4D Gamer lll's trolling as just being a optimistic poster, but that post is trolling at it's best. It's just meant to be negative. Nothing optimistic about it.



Ail on 04 March 2008
4D Gamer III said:
Given Sony's financial status this would have to be a move of desperation.

Err Sony is expected to have between 2.5 and 3 billion $ income for the full year 2007 ( they financial year ends in march, they have released 3 quarters so far). So where exactly you are getting that desesperation from ?

 

By comparison Microsoft made 14 Billion $ in 2007 ( their financial year ended in June

If Microsoft is looking to spend 40 Billion for Yahoo, you would think Sony can spend 1-2 Billion on a studio... 

 



PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !

supermario128 on 04 March 2008

Good, they need it.




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kingofwale on 04 March 2008
supermario128 said:
Good, they need it.

 no they don't, Didn't you see, Sony is the top publisher last year according to review scores.

 

First party support (although lovely) is the least of Sony's worry 



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Ail on 04 March 2008

Something as huge as Take Two woudn't make sense.
It seems to me they do better with smaller studios more focused on a few titles. At least that is the way most of their studios are set up. ( it's easier financially to turn a small studio toward exclusive than a huge one too, the financial loss for turning something like Take Two to PS3 exclusive would be huge, making it not a good acquisition)

I mean GTA back to PS3 exclusive would be a good idea but all the 2k games exclusives probably woudn't be...



PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !

royalcaribcruiser123 on 04 March 2008
makingmusic476 said:
royalcaribcruiser123 said:
Here who I would like to see Sony make a run for. I know some of them could be considered dreams but I would like Sony to own them.

1) Level 5
2) Media.Vision
3) Gust
4) Idea Factory
5) Falcom
6) NIS
7) Sega

Level 5 would be awesome, but I don't think SE would let them get away.  Unless Sony makes a deal to have SE publish all DQ games on Sony platforms, keeping Level 5 the developers, but that seems unlikely.


I didn't realize level 5 was making A Dragon Quest game for the DS. Sony could always allow Level 5 to finish the game for Square Enix. Before this game the Last Dragon Quest looks like it was done in 2005 and Square Enix could always find some one else to make the game for them.



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makingmusic476 on 04 March 2008
royalcaribcruiser123 said:
makingmusic476 said:
royalcaribcruiser123 said:
Here who I would like to see Sony make a run for. I know some of them could be considered dreams but I would like Sony to own them.

1) Level 5
2) Media.Vision
3) Gust
4) Idea Factory
5) Falcom
6) NIS
7) Sega

Level 5 would be awesome, but I don't think SE would let them get away. Unless Sony makes a deal to have SE publish all DQ games on Sony platforms, keeping Level 5 the developers, but that seems unlikely.


I didn't realize level 5 was making A Dragon Quest game for the DS. Sony could always allow Level 5 to finish the game for Square Enix. Before this game the Last Dragon Quest looks like it was done in 2005 and Square Enix could always find some one else to make the game for them.

Level has done more than just DQIX for the DS. They also developed DQVIII for the ps2. It seems as if they're SE's DQ regulars, now.

skip on 04 March 2008
PooperScooper said:

I didn't read the article because I'm sure its all speculation but if true I can see them buying either

Insomniac - They've been in bed together for a while why not give them a ring already.

Sega - Financial trouble and would bring old school gamers on their side

Rockstar/take two - if they could why not.

 That insomniac line is perfect 

 



outlawauron on 04 March 2008

@ makingmusic

I've never heard that Level 5 was making any more DQ games. Besides Sony and L5 have a good relationship. Sony has published every single game they've done on PS2/P.

And Square doesn't own Level 5.



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