Mibu no ookami
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is better for sony to secure third party contracts like those in the early days (a deal for 3 games).
imagine acquiring a studio/publisher that is bonded to make several games for your direct competition...Defensive move.
sony is having the right approach buying smaller/new studios and supporting them to make their games. (they have the infrastructure to do so)
Unless....what Phil Spencer said is true....but who really takes what Phill says seriously anyway.
It's a much more sustainable growth strategy since there are no regulatory concerns here and the cost is so low, but you can tell from linkedin these studios aren't growing super fast. I think their games are pretty far from being ready for prime time, but again, I don't think that's a bad thing. There is no rush to having these studios produce. Literally 1 out of 5 of these could hit and it would be worth it.