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DerNebel on 07 August 2015
Bofferbrauer said:
Ruler said:


Nintendo lacks the money right now. For Sony it makes sense to buy them because the Neo Geo was before the playstation it never tried to compete with Sony

They have almost enough in their warchest to buy out SONY, SNK's 60 millions are small fries for them

The Neo Geo competed with the PS1. Sure, it got released during the previous gen but sales continued throughout the whole following generation as well. There's a reason why games where still made for the system long after the Playstation was released.

....not really



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Bofferbrauer on 07 August 2015
DerNebel said:
Bofferbrauer said:

They have almost enough in their warchest to buy out SONY, SNK's 60 millions are small fries for them

The Neo Geo competed with the PS1. Sure, it got released during the previous gen but sales continued throughout the whole following generation as well. There's a reason why games where still made for the system long after the Playstation was released.

....not really

I know I was being a bit hyperbole, it was just to point out how far from the truth his statement was.



DerNebel on 07 August 2015
Bofferbrauer said:
DerNebel said:

....not really

I know I was being a bit hyperbole, it was just to point out how far from the truth his statement was.

Alright, sure I can see that.



AnthonyW86 on 07 August 2015
Ruler said:
Xxain said:
SNK is not popular anymore. Ask the average gamer to name 3 none KoF or MS games. SNK would be awesome but what do they offer SONY cant elsewhere cheaper?

I love SNK but I dont why SONY needs them. If any of the big 3 should bite it should be Nintendo.


Killer Instinct was also never popular until MS rebooted it. SNK has plenty of fighting games which could be rebooted by giving it to Guilty Gear devolopers or something, it would have been cheaper than the Sreet Fighter 5 Deal. 


Killer Instinct on Xbox One is popular?



mornelithe on 07 August 2015

Agree, absolutely. With the SFV exclusivity, they could've leveraged a new Capcom vs SNK (A man can dream).



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Viktor on 07 August 2015

In the recent years Sony has closed some of their studios (Zipper, StudioLiverpool etc.) and cut ties with some 2nd party developers like Insomniac and most recently Ready @ Dawn. Buying a publisherespecially one like SNK that has become more niche and keeping up their employees is something that goes against what they have been doing for years now and still keep on doing. Instead they concentrate on 3rd party royalties and bribing.



asqarkabab on 07 August 2015

Because sony goes the way that bring more profit = COD



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Intrinsic on 07 August 2015
Ruler said:
Xxain said:
SNK is not popular anymore. Ask the average gamer to name 3 none KoF or MS games. SNK would be awesome but what do they offer SONY cant elsewhere cheaper?

I love SNK but I dont why SONY needs them. If any of the big 3 should bite it should be Nintendo.


Killer Instinct was also never popular until MS rebooted it. SNK has plenty of fighting games which could be rebooted by giving it to Guilty Gear devolopers or something, it would have been cheaper than the Sreet Fighter 5 Deal. 


Could you please tell us how much Sony paid for the SF deal or these other deals you're speaking against?

And do you think buying a company is just about buying a license? You do know that also means you have a couple hundred or thousand new salaries to think of....



Protendo on 07 August 2015
Viktor said:

In the recent years Sony has closed some of their studios (Zipper, StudioLiverpool etc.) and cut ties with some 2nd party developers like Insomniac and most recently Ready @ Dawn. Buying a publisherespecially one like SNK that has become more niche and keeping up their employees is something that goes against what they have been doing for years now and still keep on doing. Instead they concentrate on 3rd party royalties and bribing.


So cutting ties now means they still make exclusives for you?



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Tachikoma on 07 August 2015

Because licensing them to be played through emulation is cheaper. (Under 40k per title)