The increasingly heated competition between the two camps, both Xbox and Playstation, seems to understand the importance of overseeing first party studios that can support their respective big plans. For Playstation? It can end up being an exclusive game or a quality “Games as a Service” game. As for Microsoft? In addition to exclusive game competition for the Xbox ecosystem, he is also a supporter for Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass which is now looking more and more tempting. One of the strategies they are promoting? Purchase more studios in the future.
Following in the footsteps of Xbox which did it first, Playstation now also has an Acquisition Manager which, as the name suggests, clearly defines what kind of job they are after. Their job is to identify growth potential for the company through future acquisitions, investments or joint ventures. This means that both Xbox and Playstation are still open to opportunities and plans to buy more studios in the future.
Neither Xbox nor Playstation itself has yet spoken about what studio they are currently “lying” with, although they must be admitted, they have different strategies when it comes to this strategy. How about you? Which studio would you like to see Xbox or Playstation buy?
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