Sony: Finland Housemarque acquisition: PS55.Returnal
June 30, 2021
Housemarque:
Housemarque is famous for the PS5 exclusive title “Returnal”.
Sony may have made another unofficial acquisition
Sony Group:
On June 29, Sony acquired Finnish game development company Housemark.
The purchase price has not been disclosed.
Housemarque:
Founded in 1995.
Known for the Sony PS5 exclusive title “Returnal”.
According to research firm The NPD Group
Return is 8th in the game software sales ranking in April.
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2021-06-29/QVGV3ZT0AFBA01
Sony Buys Game Developer Of PlayStation Bestseller Returnal
Sony Group Corp.
said Tuesday it purchased the Finnish game development studio Housemarque to make games for PlayStation consoles. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The deal will help bolster PlayStation’s software lineup
as Sony looks to compete with rival Microsoft Corp., which has been on a spending spree.
In recent years Microsoft has purchased more than a dozen video game studios including ZeniMax Media Inc. last year for $7.5 billion.
Hermen Hulst,
head of PlayStation Studios,described Housemarque as “capable of creating memorable new games that resonate with our community” in a blog post announcing the acquisition.
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/sony-buys-game-developer-of-playstation-bestseller-returnal