Sony just buried the XBOX. Sony buys EVO Evo Fighting Game Championship Series

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#1  Edited By daredevils2k
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Sony has announced that PlayStation has acquired the Evolution Fighting Games Tournament. Revealed on the Sony Interactive Entertainment blog, it was stated that EVO will be the beginning of the next chapter for PlayStation's efforts in esports entertainment. Known for bringing fighting game tournaments to the forefront with games like Street Fighter, Tekken, and Super Smash Bros., the EVO Fighting Games Tournament has launched many careers of several well-known players, such as Justin Wong and Daigo Umehara.

Last year, EVO 2020 was cancelled following the spread of COVID-19 and after accusations of sexual harassment from EVO founder Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cueller came to light. In a follow-up statement, head of Business Development for EVO, Mark Julio, stated that the union with PlayStation will allow them to continue supporting the fighting game community under new leadership. Evo 2021 is still on track, and will be an online event set for this August.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-buys-evo-championship-series-fighting-game-tournament/1100-6489032/

Just another bad day for XBOX news. :(

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#2 Silentchief
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Alot of fighting games will be PS/PC only now. Wouldn't be surprised if Sony picks up a fighting game dev while there at it.

This makes the PS the default system for fighting games although to be fair it already was.

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#3 Djoffer123
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No idea what that is?? Is it a game series or??

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#4 RatchetClank92  Online
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Never heard of EVO before but good for Sony.

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#5 daredevils2k
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@djoffer123 said:

No idea what that is?? Is it a game series or??

IN time you will. Once you see news about MS filing for bankruptcy over Sony buying EVO, then you'll know. But then again it will be too late :(

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#6 madrocketeer
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Welp, time for another Maximilian Dood video...

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#7 madsnakehhh
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Evo as niche as it is ... it always brings attention to several figthing games and it's a great place for trailers and whatnot. At first, i thought this was big but to be fair, Xbox already had a very small presence in the event. I'm actually more concerned about Smash since the game is one of the most popular ones.

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#8 xantufrog  Moderator
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@djoffer123 said:

No idea what that is?? Is it a game series or??

Yeah I had to look it up. Seems more like a wise investment but not a megaton for "the war" like a an actual game or studio acquisition would be

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#9 lamprey263
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In other news, Nintendo bought Flu-Furr, which I hear is like Tinder for furries. Nintendo wins.

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#10  Edited By adsparky
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What's up with the exaggerated and clickbait titles lately in the forum.

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#11  Edited By sakaiXx
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Not surprising considering PS is the main console for all the games at EVO except for super smash bros for years. The fighting game community now is heavily concentrated to PS with SFV deal and many other fighting games exclusive to it like Guilty Gear Strive and Granblue Fantasy Versus.

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#12  Edited By nintendoboy16
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Well, say goodbye to Smash Tournaments at EVO. Though my political viewpoints on this purchase notwithstanding...

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I guess it's now time for Sony to be the one making stupid decisions.

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#14  Edited By WitIsWisdom
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They bought a tournament scene that hosts games played across multiple platforms... I mean, yeah, that's a thing they did... but doesn't change anything for gamers, at least not yet.

It seems as though they would need to buy out exclusive rights, the IP to a large fighting franchise, or make a new fighting game for this to make sense.

If this move came with a megaton announcement like they bought out Capcom or something like that it would be huge, but let's be serious for a second. Although it wouldn't be a Zenimax level acquisition as far as finances are concerned (probably in the $1-$3 billion range) I'm just not so sure SONY has the balls for a purchase like that.

This move is like going to the movies and squirting butter in a bucket without the popcorn until that time.. lol

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#15 Silentchief
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@WitIsWisdom: lol a Capcom acquisition would blow Zenimax out of the water. At least in my eyes.

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#16 dabear
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@daredevils2k: Cool story, bro.

One fighting game on PS5 only is hardly a big deal. According to esports.net, this game isn't even in the top 10.

See

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#17 Duckyindiana
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@daredevils2k: More poor trolling I see! No ownage here fanboy

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#18 Nonstop-Madness
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This just helps cement PlayStation as the go to console for fighting games. They already said they'd welcome games from other platforms but, I don't see them allowing any console other than PlayStation for multiplatform games.

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@madrocketeer said:

Welp, time for another Maximilian Dood video...

I thought the same thing, haha. Looking forward to his funny conspiracy theory.

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@daredevils2k: More poor trolling I see! No ownage here fanboy

What are you talking about, Sony now owns EVO

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@WitIsWisdom: lol a Capcom acquisition would blow Zenimax out of the water. At least in my eyes.

Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, DMC, Mega Man, Onimusha, Dino Crisis, Dragon's Dogma, Street Fighter. That would make Zenimax look like Acclaim by comparison.

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MS got rekt. 😉

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@silentchief: If Sony was to buy out Capcom,it’s a dent into Microsoft and Nintendo,but nowhere near Zenimax deal! That’s just not dented Sony,it made a huge hole into Sony and Microsoft ain’t finished buying up studios. My honest opinion is this Evo fighting league isn’t going to fizz a hair much on Xbox? Spencer probably chuckled when he heard what Sony bought. Just a thought?

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@daredevils2k: And? Still no ownage

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#27 Silentchief
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@brimmul777: I disagree. Zenimax has 3 successful IP's, ES, Doom and FO the rest have struggled to find success and the last entries were failures. I expect Sony will answer with something big. They have about 40 billion in cash they can spend.

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#28  Edited By deactivated-6092a2d005fba
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MS buys game studios, Sony buys tournaments, can't wait to see evo's first game 🤣🤣🤣

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#29 mtron32
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The only reason I ever bought a PS4 was for SFV and then I ended up not liking it nearly as much as SF4. I's cool EVO got some new life

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#30 ConanTheStoner
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Meh. Might make more sense down the road, but don't really see how this benefits either party.

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#31 mazuiface
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EVO is a hole right now, but I think the move was more about saving EVO than making money, since COVID and other issues threatened to end this massive tournament.

It will be interesting in the future - though I don't think it will change much as a whole.

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#32  Edited By ConanTheStoner
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@mazuiface: Yeah, true.

Just hope Sony doesn't Sony it up, just let things flow organically. The games being played, the headliners, the systems they're being played on.

For example, when USF4 was busted on PS4 and they shifted to 360 that year. Wonder if Sony would be petty about something like that.

Admittedly haven't looked into it beyond this thread, maybe they've already clarified their stance on this.

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#33 mazuiface
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@ConanTheStoner: They won't do that. Markman is on Twitter right now talking about how all platforms will be welcome. This had to have been in the works for a while.

Good move for Sony! They might take a hit for doing this, but it's actually awesome that they stepped up to save EVO.

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#34 ConanTheStoner
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@mazuiface:

Ah, good to hear then. Just now wrapping up work, time to read up on it.

And yeah, would hate to see EVO slip away. One of the only long standing gaming events I still care about lol.

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#35 sealionact
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Yup, Sony buying some kind of niche fighting tournament has deffo put ms buying a publishing house with 8 studios in the shadows 😂

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#36 sealionact
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@silentchief: lol....Sony aren’t spending 40 billion on PlayStation chief....even if they had 40 billion.

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#37 UnnDunn
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FGC moved on from EVO after last year's scandal. It's all about CEO now. Have fun owning a dead tournament, Sony. 🤣

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#38 judaspete
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I just heard Warner Bros. is gonna buy the Sundance Film Festival. Disney is DOOOOMED!

#Doomsney

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Man, it's lame all these companies are being bought up.

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#40  Edited By Silentchief
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@sealionact: The Playstation division is their largest and most successful division. I doubt they would spend 40 billion but contrary to popular belief they do have the money for an acquisition that matches Zenimax.

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Can't see why that would be a good thing, but ok. Hope Smash is still gonna be there.

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Not really sure how this will change anything other then saving EVO which is a good thing.

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That small pile of dirt will surely bury MS...

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@sealionact said:

Yup, Sony buying some kind of niche fighting tournament has deffo put ms buying a publishing house with 8 studios in the shadows 😂

NICHE!? Man, GS posters are ignorant, but even this surprised me.

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@mazuiface said:
@sealionact said:

Yup, Sony buying some kind of niche fighting tournament has deffo put ms buying a publishing house with 8 studios in the shadows 😂

NICHE!? Man, GS posters are ignorant, but even this surprised me.

Lems are still triggered over SFV being PS4/PC exclusive and Killer Instinct being a flop.

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#46  Edited By mazuiface
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@NathanDrakeSwag said:
@mazuiface said:
@sealionact said:

Yup, Sony buying some kind of niche fighting tournament has deffo put ms buying a publishing house with 8 studios in the shadows 😂

NICHE!? Man, GS posters are ignorant, but even this surprised me.

Lems are still triggered over SFV being PS4/PC exclusive and Killer Instinct being a flop.

KI is pretty good though it deserves more recognition. With EVO saved, I'm sure there will now be room for a side tourney.

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Really not sure how to feel about this. Just another big company making an aquisition with morons celebrating it.

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#48 svaubel
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Oh noes, Sony buys a dying tournament. Whatever will Xbox do...

On topic though, this seems about as relevant as Sony buying Crunchyroll. Cows really grasping for a win I guess.

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@lebanese_boy said:

Really not sure how to feel about this. Just another big company making an aquisition with morons celebrating it.

Yup!

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#50 SolidGame_basic
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Sony rockin it.