Should Sony buy PlatinumGames?

I think that would be a waste of money. Their games don't sell for shit.

I don't personally like any of the games they've made either.

Vaquish was cool, but I got really bored with it after about an hour.

Their games are utter crap in my opinion. Would be a waste of money and I doubt Sony can afford to do that anyways.

I don't know I can't imagine they're that expensive yet.

Not too long ago Kamiya said something to the fact he would not mind Platinum going to be a Nintendo 2nd party. I don't know what his view point is on becoming a Sony 2nd party.

Please no.

That would not be good for sales, and without those there will cease to be a Platinum Games.

I'm willing to bet Nintendo is waiting to see how well Bayonetta 2 does and if it helps sell Wii Us. I don't think it will do that well on a Nintendo system.

i was shocked when TotalBiscuit declared platinum games was his favorite dev. (source, his WTF is metal gear rising revengeance vid)

It may not, but Kamiya has talked about his desire to make a Star Fox game off and on for years. I am kinda wondering if that will be his next game.

If Platinum games is going to be a part of any company, it'd be nintendo. Nintendo has a very good relationship with them it seems.

No because Sony wouldn't do anything with them.

God no. Magicians like Platinum need to roam free.

No, because their games couldn't come to the xbox anymore. That means less people who can enjoy their games and less sales.

That's bad.

I would love for that to happen but it just wont

Going by vgchartz (inb4lolvgchartz) the vast majority of MGR, Vanquish and even Bayonetta (that was definitely better on the x360) units were sold for the PS3

Maybe PG could finally find a home below Sony's arms

Why do people start with the premise that one company can just buy another company, whenever they want?

Lol, Sony may not have the money to just go out and buy a new dev. MS could and should. Honestly, I just want to play the game and wish they just went third party altogether.

That would make them Sony's highest caliber developers, but I think it would hurt Platinum games' sales. In any case, with always owning Nintendo and Sony platforms every gen, I've always been able to play their games (although Bayonetta was one of the worst ports last gen on PS3. Hopefully with Bayonetta 2 on Wii U, I'll be able to play a much better version) .

It would be a great addition but not necessary.

no, I'd hate to see the company dissolve if Sony goes bankrupt

also, Bayonetta 2 isn't going multiplat because they couldn't find a publisher to finance it until Nintendo offered, if it's not going multiplatform now then that's probably due to contractual obligations... who knows maybe we won't see another Bayonetta game again, maybe Nintendo acquired (maybe for a limited time) rights to the franchise, happened with Tecmo when Nintendo financed the last Fatal Frame game, hence why we never saw another Fatal Frame game

only if Sony and Capcom founded Platinum Games to make Okami 2 and this could be done through a collaboration, Sony wouldn't actually need to buy Platinum Games for this to happen

No, that wouldn't benefit them that much.

yeah that's how I feel about it, an Exclusive here or there would be pretty cool though.

No, it's not cost-effective. They're a good studio to hire on commission, but they aren't near worth the weight in gold their proprietors would be seeking.

If anyone should, it's Nintendo.

No, Nintendo should. They at least have the kind of supervisory staff that could encourage and help deliver even more greatness from Platinum. The last thing we need is Metal Gear Rising: Among Thieves or The Wonderful 102: Development Hell or The Evil Within: Prologue.

Ha, Sony couldn't buy used chewing gum at the moment.

If they can't stay third party, sure. Anyone over Nintendo, at least.

Really? There are still people who believes this? More fast would PG dissolve by itself than Sony would go bankrupt

Sony can't afford to buy any 3rd party developers.

Because they totally didn't sell off a bunch of their assets in order to get back into the black.

And? Does that automatically means they're about to go bankrupt? If you trully believe that then you're just dumb.

Platinum games only on Sony systems? no thanks

I wouldn't be able to play MGR on my PC then

I never seen Sony ever go out and just buy a dev studio like that M$ style.

The only time they buy out a dev is when they have already worked with them for a while.

And anyways, Platinum studios? who are they? they dont make anything worth mentioning

If they hadn't and kept in the red, they would have gone bankrupt eventually.

Well, how big companies like that "go bankrupt", but going into "bankruptcy protection" and whatnot.

they sold off over $5 billion in assets last year to pull off a $400 million profit

I didn't vote but I would say no because Kamiya said he wants to work on Mysterious Murasame Castle.

I think it will fit with the types of games he makes.

No I have never bought a Platinum game and don't see that changing in the future. Also would be a waste as their games sell like shit regardless of quality. They have internal studios that make niche games on a moderate budget already.

Also exclusive Platinum games won't do anything to help Nintendo this generation.

I would hardly call them Magicians, but when the alternative is Nintendo how much roaming do you think they'll be able to do just on the Wii U. At least with Sony they have a Console they can work with.

Yo, this. They're a good fit for Nintendo in a way most studios aren't.

Sony straight up doesn't have the money.

Kamiya has stated that WiiU is no harder to develop for than any other console he's worked with.

So making a comment that implies that WiiU isn't anything to work with doesn't effect Platinum's Brilliant work. Considering They got Bayonetta 2 and Wonderful 101 working in 60 frames per second in HD on WiiU says things.

I think Sony should buy Ready At Dawn if they think The Order 1886 will be a major hit. I would also like to see some type of exclusivity contract with Quantric Dream even though they seem to have a handshake agreement right now.

Would be waste of money. They are ok dev.

Wouldn't really care. I wouldn't miss out on anything.

What makes you think Sony can't buy a studio? As much as people talk no one on here knows what is or isn't financially feasible for them. Anyway Platinum isn't worth buying and would be a bad investment as I and many others have already stated.

And Microsoft could and SHOULD cultivate more internal studios, but they don't really care about game development as we all know.

Yeah that only took a full year after release to happen...not much of an argument or reason to expect future Platinum games on PC.

Nope, their games should be on as many platforms as they can. I'm not a fan, i just think they need it

Vanquish would be pretty neat on PC.

It would be. I'm just saying it is not like Platinum games have much of a history on PC so it wouldn't be a loss for that user base if they did go first party.

I would prefer if a western dev just stole that sliding mechanic tbh and did their own vanquish like scifi game. lol

You're right on the money there. Besides I think porting Rising to PC was a Konami decision and not a Platinum decision anyway.