QFT. Surprising how it never crosses my mind.

 I'm just reposting here as the other post is about to close....

 you are misslead by what you read.... MSGS is 7 billion in debt but MS as a whole still generates more net incomes than sony does... like USA is I don't remember of how many billions in debt (world record) and still first economical power in the world ... MS the holding generated 14 billion at the last checkpoint and Sony just 864 million.... MS is way over Sony when it comes to power and money.... without talking about the stock cap.... which is not really important in that case.... but MS is way over sony on that too.... meaning share holders think MS has a higher overall value than Sony.... it's really sumed up but it speaks already enough by itself....

It was just a rumor made by a small pocket of the Sony extremists on Pro-Sony Sites after the announcement of La Noir ("Because why else would the PS3 get a rockstar exclusive" logic). It's snowballed from there even fooling a few analyst and popcasts over its short life thus far, further perpetuated by well wishers, people who think it makes sense and those hoping the hype will get consumers to pick up a PS3.

I honestly would really have to question Sony's ability to buy any game studio of that size at this point and not threaten their already fragile economic sitatuion with the gaming divisions. Also, just because you can buy the studio doesn't mean you can buy all the people behind it. MS learned that the hard way with Rare.

I know MS generates more money but their main profit is OS's so how much money will they throw at the XboxProject when its never turned a profit?Yeah they will probably support it for along time to come even if it doesnt make a profit but so will Sony but SCE has been Sony's most profitable area MSGS is MS least profitable the chances of MS buying R* is low unless a bid war happens with Sony which then its completly up to R*.IF Sony is trying to buy R* then MS will most likely make a bid but if Sony doesnt try to buy R* MS wont make a bid,the ball is in Sony's court.

Dident M$ Just pay 50mill To Take2 thats like a whole year of profite, (with no AAA game release) And with the relase of a AAA game this should bring them into the green for a year or two...

Yes $50million just for DLC,MS got the short straw there.

And you assume Sony is anymore likely to make this purchase as a company when so far MS is the only one we've ever seen to buy a major studio of any kind. Wasn't Sony walking on egg shells with investors not too long ago over the money the PlayStation division is losing them? How would a ridiculous expenditure such as purchasing something the size of Rockstar help the matter and not just Forsake the PlayStation or Sony altogether?

It's a tempting prospect I know but we have to ask ourselves at what point does wishful thinking become a matter of simply closing our eyes and covering our ears?

Personally i want to believe this but something tells me this aint gonna happen its just too out of the blue and Sony has always bought small promising studios not big WW studios.

I think something is quite wrong at Take 2.

Software firms should not have profit margins that low in the years they release mega hits like GTA:San Andreas.

I mean $35 million on $1.2 billion is only 2.9% profit margin!

For comparison, thats lower than Sony last year who had huge battery recall trouble, PS3 development costs and general mayhem weighing them down. I fear for Take 2's future if they keep this up.

Which will mean their studios will be cheaper than if they were riding a wave of profit.