Sony has finally announced the acquisition of Bluepoint Games, confirming one of the worst-kept secrets of the year. It’s further proof that Sony is thinking about acquisitions in a very different way to Microsoft. The Xbox maker’s most eye-catching buyouts — Bethesda, Double Fine, Ninja Theory — have been historically multiplatform studios it wants to take off the market. Sony clearly prefers buying those with whom it already has a firm, and as good as exclusive, relationship: Insomniac, Housemarque, Firesprite and now Bluepoint.
57: To the point
57: To the point
57: To the point
Sony has finally announced the acquisition of Bluepoint Games, confirming one of the worst-kept secrets of the year. It’s further proof that Sony is thinking about acquisitions in a very different way to Microsoft. The Xbox maker’s most eye-catching buyouts — Bethesda, Double Fine, Ninja Theory — have been historically multiplatform studios it wants to take off the market. Sony clearly prefers buying those with whom it already has a firm, and as good as exclusive, relationship: Insomniac, Housemarque, Firesprite and now Bluepoint.