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SanAndreasX on 23 September 2020
Dulfite said:
Is Sony really in a situation where they can afford to buy big studios? Seems like everything but their gaming division is down. Unless the studio they are going after had had huge profit margins in recent years, I'm no sure it's worth a big buyout. How has Konami done recently financially?

Konami is a big company with multiple business lines, including manufacturing slot and pachislot machines and one of Japan's biggest gym chains. That's part of why they cut back on video games, in fact.  In terms of sales, MGS was never a blockbuster on the same level as Nintendo's major titles, Final Fantasy, or even Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, or Dragon Quest, yet the games were incredibly expensive to produce, and Castlevania was a sleeper hit at best. Konami got tired of the relatively low return on their investments in video games.  Their biggest games are Frogger, Yu-Gi-Oh, and PES. 



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DirtyP2002 on 23 September 2020
Farsala said:
DirtyP2002 said:

Thank you for reminding me, why I left VGC.

You have no idea what you are talking about, don't you?
You made it obvious right here: "Microsoft is 1.64, much healthier for sure but not rosey like Activision at 3.11, which of course means Activision stocks are trending better than both MSFT and SNE."

By all means, leave. As unpleasant as usual.

Assets to liability ratio is a common marker of healthiness of a company. People invest in stocks based on these things, among others. ATVI is +24$ per stock since 2020 began, a 30% increase. MSFT is up 47$ since 2020 began, a 23% increase. SNE stock is up $9 since 2020 began, a 12% increase. ATVI is trending very well comparably.

You have been owned right here.

*EDIT* I AM SORRY. We are offtopic. I will stay out of this thread.



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theRepublic on 23 September 2020
Ka-pi96 said:
theRepublic said:
I'm not sure why so many people are suggesting to just buy the IPs as an alternate to buying the company. IPs are very valuable and rarely change hands outside of bankruptcy proceedings. Don't remember the last time a major IP was sold. Licensing agreements would be more common.

Gears of War, maybe?

And I'd assume people are suggesting IP purchases instead because they'd be much cheaper. Especially for a company like Konami where a lot of their value doesn't even come from video games. It would still be a bad idea, but it wouldn't waste quite as much money as buying the whole company.

Yeah, it would be cheaper, but companies do not like letting go of their IP.  Whole companies are bought and sold more frequently than IP.



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John3290 on 23 September 2020

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hinch on 23 September 2020
@John3290

To be fair that post was quite distasteful. But yeah I would advise not to make analogies on war crimes on the internet or otherwise, its never apt. Especially on a public forum where thousands can read your comment.

Sorry to hear you go though, enjoy your next gen consoles.



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Dulfite on 24 September 2020

Page 13 of this thread is more disappointing than the Eragon movie.



kirby007 on 24 September 2020
padib said:
BraLoD said:

You can count on it.

You get what you give.

Sounds like trash.

dont mind him, hes being super salty about no LoD news and copes with it in less friendly ways



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TheTitaniumNub on 24 September 2020

Konami makes their money on Pachinko machines and medical equipment. Sorry to all the Sony fanboys, I doubt Sony will buy them.

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Immersiveunreality on 24 September 2020
TheTitaniumNub said:
Konami makes their money on Pachinko machines and medical equipment. Sorry to all the Sony fanboys, I doubt Sony will buy them.

Yeah that's the problem,they cant start pumping out good games as that Konami is long gone.

Konami is succesfull but not really in the gaming branch anymore,for the past 5 years they have been rising in revenue.



thetonestarr on 24 September 2020
KLXVER said:
Ka-pi96 said:

My point remains...

Never even heard of Contra.

Well your point doesnt matter then. Never heard of Contra...yikes

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