PlayStation, 7.3 billion for new acquisitions: here are the companies it could buy

PlayStation has $ 7.3 billion to go towards new acquisitions, and analyst William R. Aguilar has created an infographic to illustrate all the companies it could buy, along with their estimated value.

There are of course Konami, Capcom, Square Enix, Koei Tecmo and SEGA, all sharing a similar value (4-6 billion dollars plus 2 for intellectual properties), while for Warner Bros. Games the stock situation is still uncertain and Bandai Namco would require a much greater expense.

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In the diagram we also find five possible strategies focused on intellectual property, taken towards western users, enhancement of the EVO, jRPG and western RPG, as well as the realities that according to Aguilar Sony is actually aiming for.

According to the analyst, in fact, the most probable acquisitions are those of Warner Bros. Games, Square Enix, Ember Labs, Arc System Works, Cygames, Deviation Games, Level-5, Firewalk and Skydance, while Konami is indicated for the individual licenses. , Capcom and Take-Two.

In short, there are certainly several moderate purchases on the horizon, in the specific development team that has worked well with Sony so far (Aguilar cites for example Camouflaj, First Contact and other studios that have developed games for PlayStation VR), but also something bigger.

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