If the war continues between PlayStation and Xbox, the Japanese group could also turn to future acquisitions.
As we know, PlayStation does not see the Activision-Blizzard takeover very favorably and could try make your own investments in the months and years to come…
PlayStation: Sony has a limited budget for possible acquisitions
Despite record console sales, Sony clearly doesn’t have the same bank account as Microsoft and obviously can’t afford to spend nearly 70 billion for studio or editing acquisition. However, that hasn’t stopped the brand from settling on small companies like Housemarque or Firesprite in the past.
Moreover, it would seem that the group still has a few billion to spend on future acquisitionswho will be the lucky ones remains to be seen… Indeed, as noted by a ResetEra user, Sony recently discussed managing its budget at the Morgan Stanley conference devoted to technology, media and telecommunications.
Thus, it has been confirmed that of the 2 trillion yen earmarked for potential investment between 2021 and 2024, more than 700 billion have not yet been used by the firm. After transformation, PlayStation’s parent company would therefore still have around $5.1 billion to spend before next year…
As a reminder, Sony officials recently confirmed that they want to make new acquisitions, but It is still important to specify that these 5,100 million will not necessarily go to the gaming branch and game development.