Earlier this week Square Enixone of the most famous video game developers in Japan, surprised us with the surprising announcement of the sale of three of its major studios in the West (Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal) and reinvestments in the development of Blockchain. and technology in the cloud.
However, in addition to a possible exit from the gaming market in the West or a major restructuring of its major franchises, rumors and speculation have begun to emerge that the movement is more focused on seeking value in society. level, they want to get another bigger company or group. Among the others are comments such as Jeff Grubb (a journalist from Venture Beat, not his writer of the same name from Drangonlance), who again emphasizes one of the great unknowns of this course, note that Sony could be the one who eventually acquires the studio.
In fact, a job offer recently published by the Japanese technology giant suggests that the company is currently looking «opportunities for inorganic growth through acquisitions, investments or temporary strategic partnerships«.
Something we can’t help with PlayStation Studios strategy in recent monthswhich, in addition to significantly strengthening its strategy towards the development of freely playable games or titles within the service model, implements a lot of studio acquisitionsmany of which are some of the companies with which they have worked closely for years, such as Bluepoint, Housemarque or Bungie.
And while the departure of franchises like Lara Croft can be a significant loss for Square Enix, it’s worth a break. they still have other licenses like Final Fantasywhich is enjoying immense popularity thanks to MMO Final Fantasy XIV and is already preparing for the exclusive arrival of Final Fantasy XVI on PS5; in addition to new IPs like Forspoken, or the recently announced Kingdom Hearts IV. The combination of AAA franchises, which together with the new addition of products and services such as NFT or cloud services, continue to make the developer a really interesting ally.
