The purchase of Bethesda by Microsoft surprised all gamers, also making the choice of many undecided on the new Xbox Series X for the next gen fall. Sony hasn't responded yet, but most likely something is moving, and Michael Pachter speculated so during an interview.
“I think Sony is in a good position to buy Warner Bros. Interactive's assets should they go on sale again. Depending on whether AT&T chooses to sell them and how. If they just want to license their IP, they probably won't accept exclusivity deals, because they won't want games limited to one platform, but if they sell perpetual rights to Batman or Mortal Kombat, I think those assets would be quite important to Sony. They've already done that with Spider-Man, so we know they'd be interested in something like that. "
So the analyst commented on the possible new purchases by Sony to chase Microsoft's competition; with PlayStation 5 in fact, the Japanese giant could focus on Warner Bros. Games to be able to publish titles like Batman or Mortal Kombat exclusively on its consoles.
According to others, Sony and PlayStation 5 will focus on third party IPs, and the most popular hypotheses are Metal Gear and Final Fantasy.
“Well, Metal Gear without Kojima might not be worth much, and when was Final Fantasy released the last one? 2016? I'm not sure if anyone really cares, I think we're only talking about a couple of million units, it's not a system seller. "
This is the thought of Michael Pachter regarding the purchase of these IPs, the analyst therefore remains more confident in Sony's acquisition of a new development house rather than a single title.
So we just have to wait for Sony's counter-move and continue to speculate on how the Japanese publisher could move in the coming months. We therefore advise you to stay connected on our pages so as not to miss all the next updates and the next news.
