Video game studios buying up other studios is a practice that has become common in the industry, and that’s the subject of our new episode of JV Debate.
If one studio buys another, both are winners on paper. Those who buy strengthen their catalog of titles, and those who are bought benefit from financial support for the development of their future games. But with the recent closure of a PlayStation studio and the European Commission’s approval of Xbox’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, it’s fair to wonder if it’s really worth doing. Especially since Sony and Xbox are leaders in this field. So is buying a video game studio really beneficial for everyone? Who is the Redemption Champion? Who has the best strategy? Xbox banking on takeovers of big studios like Ninja Theory? Or Sony, which prefers to focus on what has always made it successful?
- To find out more, find our new episode of JV Debate at the top of the article!
