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

[Rekkapryde]

I'm not an anime head but it sounds like they will be the Disney of anime if it goes through?

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I'm not an anime head but it sounds like they will be the Disney of anime if it goes through?

They will be the microsoft of anime

 

[Captain Crunch]

I got a pc and I never played a Souls game

 

[Novembruh]

I'm not an anime head but it sounds like they will be the Disney of anime if it goes through?

but like... current Disney infrastructure with 90s Disney marketshare.
They've basically acquired manga distribution, anime production and anime distribution lines if it happens. Meaning they can literally play kingmaker on taking a manga from light buzz to on TV to a supporting game entirely in-house.

I'm not generally a fan of that kind of consolidation. But... Kadokawa got a whole mess of pans in the fire and chances are most of its foundational leadership wouldn't change in an acquisition simply due to the scale of what they do.

But if it means we get games for some of the new hotness that would otherwise be ignored? Cool.
If it means we get more consistent anime tie-ins for the appropriate game launches? Even better.

They should honestly be working on a Stellar Blade anime at this exact moment. It'd cook more than the game did if made right

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

but like... current Disney infrastructure with 90s Disney marketshare.
They've basically acquired manga distribution, anime production and anime distribution lines if it happens. Meaning they can literally play kingmaker on taking a manga from light buzz to on TV to a supporting game entirely in-house.

I'm not generally a fan of that kind of consolidation. But... Kadokawa got a whole mess of pans in the fire and chances are most of its foundational leadership wouldn't change in an acquisition simply due to the scale of what they do.

But if it means we get games for some of the new hotness that would otherwise be ignored? Cool.
If it means we get more consistent anime tie-ins for the appropriate game launches? Even better.

They should honestly be working on a Stellar Blade anime at this exact moment. It'd cook more than the game did if made right

Stellar blade hentai series

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Its also funny that just a few days ago people were already back on the “Microsoft should buy sega” train after phil spencer mentioned acquiring companies in Asia lol

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Microsoft Gaming Chief Reportedly Pursues New Acquisitions, Focuses on Asia and Mobile Expansion

Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer is exploring acquisitions to expand Xbox

finance.yahoo.com

 

[Diunx]

Bro you take From from Bandai and all they have left are Naruto ans DBZ games

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Bro you take From from Bandai and all they have left are Naruto ans DBZ games

Spike Chunsoft did Sparking Zero, so sony would own them also.

 

[CoolinInTheCut]

Imagine Souls and AC with Sony production values

 

[gurf]

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Also, my bet is this doesn’t go anywhere or falls through just like the paramount buy out

 

[Canon]

Make em exclusive

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Imagine Souls and AC with Sony production values

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

An update from Nikkei Asia:

Sony in talks to acquire Japan publisher behind Elden Ring​

Sony Group is in talks to purchase Japanese publisher Kadokawa, Nikkei has learned, part of its strategy to acquire more intellectual property to drive future growth.

Negotiations are thought to be in the early stages.

Sony Group as of March owned about 2% of Kadokawa's shares and 14% of Kadokawa subsidiary FromSoftware, which developed hit video games like Elden Ring and Dark Souls.

Sony Group aims to gain the rights to works and content through acquisitions, reducing its dependence on new hit titles. Holding rights to songs, for example, will allow the company to earn royalties when the tracks are used in movies and TV shows or performed by other artists.

As of Tuesday, Kadokawa's market value was approximately 530 billion yen ($3.4 billion). Sony Group has a three-year, 1.8 trillion yen budget running through March 2027 for acquisitions, share buybacks and other strategic investments.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

I’m anticipating the thread from @O³ (O cubed)

You will be waiting a very long time, my brother.