Sony Buys 10 Percent Of FromSoftware's Parent Company - Luke Reacts

[@syedhali4479]

Its a win-win for both. Kadokawa avoids a hostile takeover from any other company, and Sony doesn't take in all the extra baggage they didn't want and can focus on the anime ips Kadokawa own

[@S0ulEaTeR1012]

Censoring the anime and manga

[@dr_diddy]

​@@S0ulEaTeR1012japan already censors a ton of stuff what more could they censor lol.

[@DoctorDeathFPS]

Pretty hilarious hearing the Stan’s claiming Sony now own From software. 😂😂😂 pretty sure 10% doesn’t mean you now own the company!

[@BTRshow]

​@DoctorDeathFPS only idiots think sony own them now. No, they're not owned, but they're thoroughly in bed with sony. Sony wouldn't have any issue getting another exclusive out of them in a pinch situation (like bloodbourne and demon souls)

[@blackrahk2037]

​@@BTRshowThey went to Sony, not the other way round. They WANTED Sony to buy them.

[@SilverKitten10000]

FromSoftware fans on Xbox: Well we can have still have their games on Xbox. Sony: For now…

[@aeolussvichi7680]

They should be more concerned with if there will still be an Xbox. Because Fromsoft isn’t putting their games on gamepass, regardless of Sony owns them or not lol

[@chiren2532]

@@aeolussvichi7680 True, More and more devs are thinking just developing for the PS5 and PC.

[@BTRshow]

Sony did the parent company a big favor, they owe sony a big favor. A complementary (or partially funded) fromsoft playstation exclusive will be that favor. Just depends on when sony wants to use that ace. Considering concord and intergalactic, that ace would be best used soon

[@kcdean1817]

@@BTRshow if Sony actually wants to make money, they will avoid an exclusive.. they really need cross platform success (money) to make up for Concord, Lego horizon, and all the wasted money on last of us/horizon remakes

[@shifterzx]

Unless you're Nintendo as they successfully carved out their own niche, exclusives are bad for business these days. Your hard work is played by less people and you get less money in an era where major games cost many millions of dollars and years to make and you're competing in a market that is already saturated with so much choice

[@angelgomez7081]

Luke what happened was Sony has become their biggest shareholder so a Korean company won’t do a hostile takeover

[@he_was_a_skater_dog]

That is the best outcome, granted it doesn't leave the doors open for Microsoft to buy an even bigger chunk or the whole thing further down the line (must I really remind anyone of what's been happening to Bethesda and Blizzard under their umbrella?).

[@roosterjackson7258]

Yes, you must remind me. In fact, I never knew to begin with, so you must mind me.

[@he_was_a_skater_dog]

@@roosterjackson7258 if you don't know about F76 or Starfield or Diablo IV maybe it's best that you keep your innocence

[@he_was_a_skater_dog]

​@@roosterjackson7258 I envy you. If I had the luxury of not knowing about Fallout 76 or Starfield or Vessel of Hatred I'd want to keep my innocence

[@mauromingo2904]

Same as bungi under siny umbrella. Neither is good

[@he_was_a_skater_dog]

@@mauromingo2904 that's very true, which is why I said this was the best outcome

[@M0mzSpagheti]

It’s hilarious seeing how people are blaming Sony for the buyout like it was their idea. Social media has killed yalls minds. Think for yourself for once and get off twitter.

[@eddiecoker4808]

😂😂 these talking heads like luke are part of that problem as well

[@kinsumandal2467]

No one would have blamed Sony for that if they weren't a company that would destroy FromSoftware, Which is one of the best Game developing company.

[@NookDeSus]

Sony has itself to be blamed even if this instance is not caused by Sony due to various tracking histories, from security breach and forced PSN link, to censoring anime games from Japan. Public image has already been tarnished long ago so its no stranger that any association with Sony leaves a bad impression.

[@Tedi652]

​@@eddiecoker4808 what?

[@Tedi652]

​@@kinsumandal2467 how will Sony destroy them?

[@NINJASWORDification]

10% of a large company isn’t something you could compare to a pizza slice luke, that percentage would give them better leverage in whatever plans the company has going forward. It’s more like you’re paying for 1/10 of the pizza when there’s 20 people there so you would actually have more of a say in what’s being ordered.

[@MenacetheProblem]

I think you actually might be wrong about the owner part. I had shares with my company I worked for and it made me a part owner. Didn’t own the whole company or make any decisions but because I had shares, when the company sold I got a check off of it. So Sony is a part owner now regardless of how much percent. Even 1%

[@CROFrankWhite]

In Japan u cant make a full buyout if you dont own the majority of shares. My guess Sony will buy them in parts over 5years.

[@bertogametight4488]

Sony owns 14% of FromSoftware, which you forgot to mention. On top of that, it owns 10% of the parent company. Now, Sony could direct how the company will be run, and a full buyout might happen in the future.

[@pmpdaddyt1218]

No... they have a bigger seat at the table, but they don't call the shots.. Think about it.. if you own 10% but I own 9%, do you think you just gonna be bossing me around??? 10% is a lot but it's not much on the way of big decisions on a corporate level.. Edit: Full buyout didn't happen because Sony can't afford it, they don't have the cash on hand or enough stock to leverage that purchase.. Microsoft had the money for ABK because they tried to buy Tik Tok the year before for $40billion cash, failed... tried to buy Discord for $10 billion, failed.. so they had $120 violin billion in cash that they HAD to spend our get taxes on it... ABK was a tax break for Microsoft and long term investment simultaneously..

[@bertogametight4488]

@pmpdaddyt1218 You clearly don't know how the banking system works. Sony is worth $128.29 billion, and they can use that as collateral for a business loan. Business owners often use loans, not their own money, to buy property. Microsoft has nothing to do with this purchase, so why bring them up? Many subsequent purchases happen with people who already have a percentage in the business. Samsung had the largest percentage and was going for a hostile takeover until Sony came in and acquired more percentage to become the largest partner.

[@bertogametight4488]

Sony, becoming the largest partner, has the right to say how the business is operated. Sony's 14% stake in FromSoftware allowed FromSoftware to buy the rights to Elden Ring from Bandai Namco.

[@bertogametight4488]

Even though Sony is worth $128.29 billion, it would take a trillion dollars to even consider buying Sony. Spider-Man movie rights alone It's worth more than the company, and it is not the only IP worth that kind of money that Sony owns

[@pmpdaddyt1218]

@bertogametight4488 you can't use your net worth for collateral when you have to buy all the shares of a company (if public).. you need actual money.. I used Microsoft because that purchase was different from this one.. bc ABK was public they had to buy the whole thing, not sure if Kadokawa is public.. 🤔 I think the Twitter buyout is closer to what you're speaking about, but even then Elon used his shares of tesla, to get loans from banks and friends to buy Twitter, he had to actually use money for the purchase not just his net worth.. Let me know if it misunderstood what you were saying

[@johansvensson833]

sony could not afford to buy it fully

[@sopor0]

You do know they said they have over 20 billion to spend right? LOL SOny just wanted the games and anime please do research!! You act like SONy is just gaming LOLOLOLOL SOny makes games , cars , electronics , movies and music and so much more! How dumb can you be!!! HAHAHAHA

[@problemkidd8979]

You’d be an idiot if you thought that they almost bought zee for 10 billion but saw their books and backed out and they put in a 26 billion bid for paramount kadokawa is estimated to cost 4 billion

[@ulrichleukam1068]

They could, but why buy when they can basically manage Kadokawa with a 10% majority share

[@nicknevco215]

@@ulrichleukam1068 Sucks now half world blocked over PSN

[@NkosanaMakhubele]

Who told you that😂😂

[@patricknorris9334]

If I own more of the pizza than anyone else I'm going to make sure the pizza is the most profitable it can be. Even though the pizzaria is well known for the best pizzas in town. Sometimes they put anchovies in the pizza and that wont reach the widest audience so now Ill make sure the pizza is a cheese pizza only because that's the most popular.

[@ĐăngNguyễnTrầnHải-i1w]

For a multi-billion-dollar company, 10% is HUGE. It means that their vote can sway the entire decision, so if From Software Games suddenly becomes exclusive on PS console, I wouldn't be surprised!

[@beak3331]

To use your pizza example closer to the business model, Sony owns 10 percent and are the biggest shareholder out of all involved. So let's say Sony owns 10 percent of the pizza while everyone else owns for example 5 percent. The 10 percent chooses the type of pizza while the others get 5 percent of what controlling shareholder chose

[@ShiftNova]

Not if the individuals with the five percent come together to cock block your decisions.

[@ShiftNova]

Not if the individuals with the 5 percent comes together and cock block your decisions.

[@Tedi652]

Sony also owns 14% of From Software so you could say they own 14% of the toppings that go on the pizza as well

[@ahmadcampboss]

i watch luke video some of the info he saying was wrong whahaha .. share holder was not same like Pizza . even with 14 % share yes sony can own the company .. most people say u need own 51 share to own the company was wrong !! . they dont need 51 % share , all sony need was 51 % VOTING SHARE to own the company not the whole 51 % share !!!

[@60weHoodsta]

This is where you looking at it wrong. Many companies have stake in Kodakawa... Sony jus have the MAJORITY of those shares. If we look at a dollar where 5 people put in for that dollar. 4 put in 15 cents. The last puts in 40 cents... The one that put in 40 obviously has more invested...

[@johansvensson833]

tencent has like 8%

[@60weHoodsta]

@johansvensson833 right on

[@JeyDotC]

You forgot a small detail, it is said (rumor) that Sony actually didn't ever care about FromSoftware, they were interested only on the anime part of Kadokawa. Is it confirmed that Sony did have any interest in the gaming side of things? I'm truly asking, I really don't know, I find it curious that everyone first said it, but now no one does. 🤔

[@Theachivmentsearcher]

"Now explain this to me like I'm a 5 year old"

[@bert949]

Explain to him! Like he is a child.

[@SamPLayss]

When Luke starts to bring out microsoft paint you know he cooking lol

[@leoanderson3035]

10% for blood borne? 🙏

[@MetalMilitia83]

I have no issue with Sony hyping fromsoft games with PlayStation gameplay and updating it first etc. I just care about exclusivity and bad management

[@blackrahk2037]

Sony sales more games than anyone. How could they have bad management when they are number 1?

[@MetalMilitia83]

@ bro is doing dances on it lol

[@Zy.Blurish]

@@blackrahk2037 no Steam does so they are number 2

[@kinsumandal2467]

@@blackrahk2037 More Games than anyone? Their Revenue says something entirely different.

[@MrJamess1982]

Luke your analysis is spot on and way better then most the gaming media and even other KZbinrs. This is why I trust your thoughts and opinions

[@TheVisualJ]

Sony should buy 50 percent of Wuthering Waves, problem should solved for their own Genshin mobile game. Tencent did that instead.

[@aeolussvichi7680]

Didn’t they say in the presser annoying this that they made a deal to exclusively distribute and publish anime and games? If they are publishing a game and not just marketing it, I think it’s safe to assume they’ll make it console exclusive (ps and pc most likely).

[@ShiftNova]

Luke turning into a elementary teacher 😂

[@Richrod908]

Sony is now the top and controlling shareholder though…. So they have a lot of control like an owner would

[@Elder_Wyvern]

Well, at least it won't send souls games to the shadow realm like Sony did with bloodborne (yet)

[@Elder_Wyvern]

@DavidDrawsComics because sony only see money numbers and even though bloodborne being a ps exclusive has sold almost 7.5m copies, they deem that "not enough" worthy for a remaster/remake, not even add a 60 fps patch. Where as horizon zero dawn being much more recent, already got one because it has way higher selling numbers. So yeah, they only see money even if ppl have been asking for bloodborne forever

[@DavidDrawsComics]

@Elder_Wyvern but they remade Demon's Souls?

[@Elder_Wyvern]

@DavidDrawsComics because it was a ps5 launch title, which means we'll probably get bloodborne in the ps6 era (if we are lucky) or sony simply adds it to the pile of forgotten titles, as they do.

[@nicknevco215]

Why can't Sony stop ruining everything

[@redcronojm]

its like Prime drinks company 20% own by Ksi and Logan, they didnt invent Prime or own whole company.

[@awdgaray]

I don't understand how Kadokawa can have an evaluation of $3 billion if ER alone is a multibillion dollar IP.

[@COHOFSohamSengupta]

Elden ring sold around 28.6 million so, roughly 1.8 billion dollars gross revenue How much Kadokawa make from anime ??

[@awdgaray]

@COHOFSohamSengupta You're forgetting SotE sold millions of copies as well and merchandise.

[@SuperLomik]

ER is not a multibillion dollar IP. Just because it brought a lot of money in one iteration, does not convert to the same valuation.

[@HoboWithAShotgun]

Sony owns 10% but if a combination of the other 90% dont agree with Sony, how can sony have all the power? Do you guys understand how math works?

[@Amadeus_A]

10% of Elden Ring: Nightreign will be exclusive on the PS5

[@johansvensson833]

nope

[@mikedrzi5240]

Bandai Namco has the publishing rights to 'everything' Elden Ring

[@Tib-45-BT]

I’m starting to think that people don’t really understand how game companies work 😂 Just chill

[@oscaroska7613]

Sony will make them even better

[@timmygilbert4102]

Dramatic pizza slice zoom 😮

[@kenshin391]

Sony getting more and more power with the way that they're now in gaming is never a good thing. Now they're about to a have a say into what one of the best studio's in gaming to this day does. FromSoftware's reputation is about to be *Tarnished* 👀

[@grizzlyadamblack]

Sony isn't Microsoft that's why it fell through. It's already bad enough we have Microsoft and ppl cheering for a monopoly. The last thing we need is for Sony to buy more too. The crazy part to me was the ppl cheering for monopolies not cheering for this.

[@Greasy.Sweaty.Rat.Child.]

Yeah once you own both councils or a pc you start to realize how cringe the fanboys are

[@QuantumChrist]

​@@Greasy.Sweaty.Rat.Child., PC fanboys are the funniest of all...pc sheeps

[@dr_diddy]

​@@Greasy.Sweaty.Rat.Child.**PC gamers looking down on console plebs from their high horse** 💅🏻

[@nicknevco215]

Gamepass can't pay for all dev studios

[@grizzlyadamblack]

@nicknevco215 Current day game pass wouldn't be a thing if Microsoft had its way.

[@benipres]

I think this is only a beginning, there will be no turning back , they opened the door with 10% but it may take them few more years. Now they are on board, they will play it from now much more differently but the end will be the same. Kadokawa will become Sony.

[@real_TG]

Probably for the best, to be honest.

[@animekrayz5585]

What does this mean for bloodborne 2

[@Dracobyte]

I am glad people's fears were not made true

[@kelandblood8284]

It's obvious this deal had nothing to do with Elden Ring & games being exclusive, & as a PlayStation fan what benefits do I get from a game like Elden Ring being exclusive when it has a large PC fanbase and following ?? At this pointe only Xbox and grifter PC/Xbox guys care about things like this 5 years into this Gens. Console...

[@Tomberculosis-q1i]

Plz bloodborn 2 sony you literally have no excuses 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@danielt.9586]

Would prefer a Bloodborne remaster or remake/PC port tbh a sequel wouldn't make sense bc the storyline is complete and it already has dlc what more do y'all want

[@johnnyflannigan136]

Bloodborne remake will be launch title on.ps6.... Just like demon souls on ps5.. Id bet a thousand dollars on it

[@Random_dud31]

So, if it wasn't for concord, they could have 20% of kadakowa instead

[@problemkidd8979]

Concord has nothing to do with this Sony is just being smart with their acquisitions they have 15 billion just for that

[@Wildcard777-vi5qg]

If herman didnt dump money into concord and concords dev they could have bought it lol

[@jishan6992]

Would've taken a bit more of the company if they didn't take that massive L with concord lol

[@MaxIronsThird]

Kadokawa is worth at least $8B

[@bowiemcgrath8180]

Does this mej bloodborne remaster is more likely?

[@raidengoodman8754]

well this isn't the awful situation we assumed it would be

[@nicknevco215]

Until PSN required slapped on

[@raidengoodman8754]

@@nicknevco215 i doubt they'd go as far as to require ps + to play

[@TumpalManurung]

That pizza analogy wouldn't work. Some unethical people would actually eat the entire pizza. I would. Well, not instantaneously.

[@dianuevo8925]

What's the point in buying from Software if they wont release a remaster of blood borne? 😂

[@marty0678]

Boom roasted. 😂😂😂

[@johnnydelgoto]

Lmao yall really thought sony had Microsoft money

[@who610055]

So a bloodborne remake will definitely happen but now give us bloodborne 2 and make gothic pirate 🏴‍☠️ themed 😂

[@60weHoodsta]

Listening to all this misinformation gives me "I hate Sony so let me confuse my fan base for clicks with my propaganda rant" vibes 😂😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ahmadcampboss]

yes even with 10 % sony can own the company .. its depend on board meeting vote and if sony was the biggest majority of the share !! . to own the company u dont need own 51 % share !! . all u need u have the highest share in the company and the voting right from others share holder total up to 51 % to own the company !!! using PIzza example that Luke use .. if i have the biggest piece of the Pizza 14 % and other people only have 5 % . 3 % and even 10 % i still exclusive right to that pizza its just i dont own the whole piizza .. its will happen i own the piizza when other 3 % . 5 % and others give their voting to support me own the whole pizza !!! u all understand now !!! all u need was voting right up to 51 % to own the company !!!

[@deltavagen9796]

Good move

[@srahman8124]

Lol Jaydub 😂

[@MB-ih2fx]

So the bungie purchase and concord did sting them I see.

[@Kneefill]

no they just wanted anime and gaming not the whole company. As luke literally reports that they want sony to buy them out. But as a little anecdotes kadokawa literally publishes tons of porn in japan. That’s just one thing that i dont blame sony being like “why are getting involved all these different avenues”

[@FunkyFunky7345]

Bungie gotta go

[@dr_diddy]

​@@Kneefilldamn, I didn't realise kadokawa balled like that. Sony's loss.

[@lucasd1887]

@@dr_diddy username checks out

[@i3abth]

so... when we will see bloodborne remake & bloodborne 2 🤔

[@johansvensson833]

sony does not see money in single player bloodborne hell even from is doing live service

[@nicknevco215]

Someone buy more than them hurry

[@stephenearly4057]

Not disagreeing completely with Luke but out of all the slices of that pizza, Sony now has the biggest slice 🤷‍♂️

[@Wayofthelao]

it’s more than 10

[@IDontCare-cn9vj]

You are talking as if FromSoftware was the important part... If Sony buys KADOKAWA they will ruin anime with their censorship, that's the important part.

[@bmack8131993]

Cry harder

[@ankansharma4897]

I don't care what happens with the deal and what are it terms. Just don't interfere with FromSoftware and please for the love of god, don't make FromSoftware game PS5 exclusive. And then do whatever you want.

[@TheDarkdemonking]

If Fromsoftware has 20+ games in development, I think it's safe to say that at least one will be exclusive. That was part of the reason for buying 14% of them before this latest investment

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

Yessssss

[@ryanmorley2504]

Sony couldn't afford another 4 billion dollar purchase. After the Bungie and Concord debacles they have to watch their wallets.

[@blackrahk2037]

Playstation CEO stated they have $15 billion set aside for acquisitions. They didn't want the whole company, just the anime and FromSoft. Thats not even half the company. Remember they went to Sony for help and yall trying to act like Sony attempted a hostel takeover.

[@logiclunacy606]

Given it would give them a monopoly on the anime industry, I don't think they wanted to go in that kind of legal conflict.

[@SuperLomik]

@@logiclunacy606 they would not have a monopoly in anime, manga or in novels. You do not know Japanese market at all.

[@lawnmanGman]

@@SuperLomik in the west they would, monopoly laws are different and region based

[@evercreed714]

So what you're saying is if I own 10% of a pizza, I own the whole pizza? Sweet! Got it! 🤪

[@60weHoodsta]

Many companies have shares. Sony has the majority of those. Sooooooooo

[@TheCephalon]

@@60weHoodstaplurality. They have the biggest slice. Majority means over 50%

[@NkosanaMakhubele]

Now Xbox fanboys can be happy😂😂😂😂

[@frostysnowj2760]

That hogwards example was a bad example because sony did get exclusive content for the game.

[@c.anthonyjohnson259]

Its fuuny you guys dont have this statements for Nintendo at any point in time yet tell say Sony is anti consumer and they need to put there stuff where everyone can get it bc its for gamers 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Zy.Blurish]

Everyone knows it's pointless to expect anything from Nintendo. If you want any changes from a comopany you will need to make that clear to them and nothing is better for that than to struggle to make a profit.. You can guess where this will go since Nintendo is incredibly successful so why change course when they have success? You have to be realistic before you can voice such an opinion and i'm sure there are many people that agree with you but this is just not possible right now. If Nintendo would be in a similar position to Playstation i'm sure people would make the same or similar statements but you have to think at least 2 steps ahead before you realize that this is pointless for now.

[@HoboWithAShotgun]

PlayStation brand is worth 45 billion, Nintendo is worth 68 billion, so ....

[@sopor0]

SOny and fromsoft partners - If you dont know what this means well, it means ..... Sony will pubs and fund the games now and will have some control over the games which the new IPS will be only on SONY! LOL SORRY!

[@poposterous236]

Luke: "If you eat a slice of pizza, did you eat the whole pizza?" Sony fans: "yes"

[@Tedi652]

There's no such thing as Sony fans

[@LostWallet]

Kadokawa said they want Sony to buy them out because they want to stay as a Japanese company. that is a joke because Sony is barely a Japanese company anymore

[@KingAgniKai]

Wrong. SIE (PlayStation) isn't Japanese anymore after they move to the stupid USA in like 2016. Sony Group who owns SIE is and has always been based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony Pictures America is the only major division not in Japan.

[@LostWallet]

@ thats is why I said Barely a Japanese company

[@dr_diddy]

​@@LostWalletWell yes, focusing on one division and excluding every other division in Japan, I can see your point lmfao

[@LostWallet]

@ yes, but Kadokawa is an entertainment company. what other division shiuld I be looking at? the TV?

[@misaldi2743]

Well, Sony Music, Aniplex, electronic, etc. are still Tokyo-based so it's safe to say they're split with overseas branch. After all, they're always multinational company in the first place though

[@Maruun1986]

Sony: "What are we going to buy over the course of the next years?" SonyA: "FromSoftware is a good thing they did quality work and their games are pretty popular!" SonyB: "There is this new startup devoloping the new big Star Wars called Concord! The best part its even for the modern audience so they are future prove!" Sony: "B is right Concord will be a big thing!"

[@GeorgeBerthiaume]

Xbox dead wile sony broke and can't afford to buy them 😅

[@EniifeAjayi]

Sony isn’t broke they didn’t want to buy parts of kadokawa that they have no business in

[@ricardocavalieri1435]

Condescending AND wrong. Big L right there.

[@Greasy.Sweaty.Rat.Child.]

From soft dogged a bullet

[@ianhowe338]

By that logic, FromSoftware was ALREADY a Sony first party studio by virtue of their preexisting minority stake.

[@yogiwp_]

So, Sony is happy to spend $400 million on a single overseas game like Concord, but when it comes to Kadokawa and freaking FromSoftware back home, this is the best they can manage? It seems like Sony's Western division has burned through all their money with nothing to show for it.

[@FranciscoPizarro1475]

You realize Concord is one game right ?

[@johansvensson833]

sony did not spend 400 on it more then half was spent before sony came in and even 400 is not even close to 5 billion

[@Tedi652]

Sony spent 200 million on Concord not 4 lol. On top of that 200 or 400 million doesn't come close to the billions Sony needs to purchase all of the parent company

[@Tedi652]

Sony spent 200 million on Concord not 4 lol. On top of that 200 or 400 million doesn't come close to the billions Sony needs to purchase all of the parent company

[@lawnmanGman]

concord flopped, while the other 5 games sony funded this year were the best games of the year...

[@sergioajbs1840]

PlayStation: Let's buy FromSoftware! Sony: We can't, too expensive Playstation: What can we afford? Sony: ...

[@vexhardt211]

This wasn’t about PlayStation or FromSoftware, and it wouldn’t have been too expensive. Sony is worth more than 20 times Kadokawa. It was more likely about anime and manga distribution.

[@SuperLomik]

Kadokawa: 5349 employees FromSoftware: 423 employees

[@ragingmonk6080]

They bought just enough that Microsoft wouldn't by the company. Sony was like, I'm too poor to buy it but don't want you to have it.

[@NaviRyan]

It wasn’t Microsoft the rumor was a Chinese company wanted to buy it or at least from software. Sony didn’t want to lose the possibility of buying from software but quite frankly most of kadokawa Sony isn’t interested in at all. The 10% is a compromise so the company stays Japanese and independent for now.

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@NaviRyan Reporting that I heard is that Sony was not even after the gaming side of the company. Sony own a large portion of the Anime producers and wanted to become a Anime monopoly by purchasing Kadokawa.

[@SNP2082]

They wouldn't sell it to Microsoft to begin with

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@SNP2082 I honestly do not care. LOL I do not play those games and wouldn't if it was free. But Microsoft has been buy and has a lot more money than Sony. Also talk of Microsoft wanting to increase influence in Japan. I am a PC gamer so if both consoles die it will mean nothing for me.

[@johansvensson833]

@@NaviRyan tencent already haas 8% of them

[@nandoman4769]

It was a good run guys

[@JackSapeon-y9d]

Luke c'mon man. We all know Sony Did not have enough funds to purchase the entire company. Sony's market cap is only 150 billion.

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

You do know that's like 15x the value of Kadokawa, right?

[@blackrahk2037]

Kadokawa is only worth $3-4 billion. The CEO of Sony says they have $15 billion set aside for acquisitions.

[@SNP2082]

Sony could very well complete the full acquisition down the line

[@johansvensson833]

@@blackrahk2037 yes sony not sony games

[@bdizzle9586]

PlayStation isn’t buying anything. Sony Corp bought the shares. Don’t double down on the stupid, like Luke.

[@6487ichigotheman]

Let Microsoft buy them. It’s a drop in the bucket for them.

[@matthewwebster3143]

What I think is funny is all the Sony phonies crying that they will make elden ring exclusive or all future games will become PlayStation exclusives, which I think is the stupidest reason to care about, exclusives don't matter anymore and that mentality is old and dying, Xbox is gonna be ahead of the curve by getting their games out to more people and if you actually care about games then you care about getting these games out to as many people as possible, watching the tears of these PlayStations fans is going to be funny, like you only care if Microsoft doesn't have it, if that's the case you don't care about games you care about belonging to an "exclusive club" notice the quotations as I think this is a ridiculous mentality.

[@QuantumChrist]

Elden ring bought to be exclusive ? It doesn't even sell well enough to be bought.

[@DizzyMcGlizzy69420]

who says sony phonie?

[@individual7046]

Though most Playstation fans have come out and said they hope fromsoft doesn't become exclusive or don't care I've seen a small minority that are upset that PC players and Xbox players can play fromsoft titles. These sony fan boys littierlaly lose sleep over someone else playing the same game they can.

[@juancamilo8402]

So this is the start of the end of from software, sight.

[@nonamefound1065]

Those 400 mil from concord let them with out money to buy fromsoftware

[@Kneefill]

hahahahahaah you know nothing

[@EniifeAjayi]

Money isn’t the problem

[@nicknevco215]

I wish but some how they got money

[@TISbulldog]

Ponies are just stupid

[@d4mterro320]

Ah yes more souls trash. Cant wait for gta 6 and ghost of yotei to release so they can wipe the floor with this dumb genre

[@kinsumandal2467]

You're probably one of them who died a lot in Souls games, The current souls games are amazing even if you say otherwise, at least it's much better than the newly released western games.

[@pmpdaddyt1218]

One thing about Microsoft, when they want something they take the whole damn cake.. Grown Man Moves 🫡🫡🫡