Sony in talks to buy Kadokawa, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the "Elden Ring" game (Reuters)

[winb83]

Sony give us Danganronpa 4!

Series is pretty much dead if you played the last one.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Mochizuki being positive about sony

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

So Bloomberg pretty much confirmed its Kadokawa that approached Sony for a buy out. Seems like they want to sell the entire company together and not have to break it up and sell it in parts and Sony is the only Japanese company that can really afford it and use all the assets. Kadokawa also has a long history and current partnership with them.

Sony and Kadokawa Have Talked Purchase In The Past

According to a new report, Sony and Kadokawa have been discussing a potential partnership for years. Here are more details.

insider-gaming.com

hearing everything in context along with how much of the anime/manga market Shuiesha and Kodansha still hold has made me reconsider my feeelings forward this.

i think sony buying Kadokawa is much better than Tencent

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

This guy breaks it all down pretty clearly, especially from the anime/manga side in Japan

 

[The Mad Titan]

So Bloomberg pretty much confirmed its Kadokawa that approached Sony for a buy out. Seems like they want to sell the entire company together and not have to break it up and sell it in parts and Sony is the only Japanese company that can really afford it and use all the assets. Kadokawa also has a long history and current partnership with them.

Sony and Kadokawa Have Talked Purchase In The Past

According to a new report, Sony and Kadokawa have been discussing a potential partnership for years. Here are more details.

insider-gaming.com

hearing everything in context along with how much of the anime/manga market Shuiesha and Kodansha still hold has made me reconsider my feeelings forward this.

i think sony buying Kadokawa is much better than Tencent

 

[Deezay]

Smart.

 

[Jaguar93]

Just give me Danganronpa 4

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Smart.

Yeah, if you read about the context around it’s not reallly all that solicitous. A lot of japanese people are rooting for it

 

[Diondon]

All that Elden Ring dikksucking by the Bots these past two years
Furious as usual MS had no GOTY contender
they rallied behind third party to stick it to Sony

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

All that Elden Ring dikksucking by the Bots these past two years
Furious as usual MS had no GOTY contender
they rallied behind third party to stick it to Sony

It will be intersting to see how they change their tune if this goes through. Kind of like Bungie

 

[Diondon]

It will be intersting to see how they change their tune if this goes through. Kind of like Bungie

Oh with out a doubt

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Prospect of joining Sony feels “too dynamic to be real," says Kadokawa employee as talks of acquisition shake up entertainment industry - AUTOMATON WEST

News of Sony Group potentially buying out FromSoftware owner Kadokawa in an M&A worth an estimated 600 billion yen has prompted various reactions within Kadokawa and the anime industry.

automaton-media.com

Kadokawa publishes a large volume of original IPs in mediums such as manga and light novels, which are low-cost when compared to anime or video games. If Sony were to have access to these IPs, they would not have to worry about relying on external publishers or risk investing into original anime titles that don't have a popular manga already out to help guarantee success.

Not only that, but Kadokawa has a strong framework for in-house anime production. The company produces around 40 animated titles a year and owns studios such as Oshi no Ko's Doga Kobo.

Hence, if Sony and Kadokawa were to merge, they would become a massive powerhouse in terms of anime, combining Sony's strong global network and Kadokawa's content creation expertise. "If we were to integrate with Sony, we could do everything from publishing the source material to worldwide distribution of anime. It feels too dynamic to be real," Toyo Keizai quotes a Kadokawa employee.

In addition, a top executive of an anime company (not affiliated with Sony or Kadokawa) commented, "An M&A on the scale of 600 billion would be undoable for us. Sony has us beat," which only goes to show how big of a deal this is for other players in the industry.

600 billion in yen would be around $4 billion

 

[The Mad Titan]

All that Elden Ring dikksucking by the Bots these past two years
Furious as usual MS had no GOTY contender
they rallied behind third party to stick it to Sony

It will be intersting to see how they change their tune if this goes through. Kind of like Bungie

Sony going 3rd party falls right in line with what every "bot" has been saying.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Sony going 3rd party falls right in line with what every "bot" has been saying.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Sony stans in here begging for somebody to give a fukk

Nobody behave like you clowns.

I look forward to your spin as sony continues their multiplatform transition