The job listing also notes that it’s looking for someone who has a “proven track record of leading all parts of the end-to-end M&A process for both large and small transactions, including acquisitions, joint ventures and investments.” A key detail there is “acquisitions.” Something which PlayStation has been doing quite a bit of lately. Over the past year, Sony’s PlayStation division has made numerous studio acquisitions. These include game development studios like Bluepoint Games. As well as House Marquee, and more recently, Destiny 2’s Bungie. Now it seems Sony is looking for someone to head up the team that will handle any future studio purchases.
More PlayStation studio acquisitions are still to come
You might think Sony is done after all the studios it’s already acquired in 2021 and 2022 so far. But Sony isn’t done. On the contrary, things appear to be heating up. Of course, this is really no surprise. Back in the beginning of April PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said that more acquisitions were planned. That the goal is to “grow the studios organically through acquisition.” The big question for some is which studios will Sony’s PlayStation division buy next? There’s a lot of talent out there. And although Sony may not have Microsoft money, it has enough to scoop up some notable studios. Nixxes Software for instance will help PlayStation accelerate ports of its first-party games to PC. While others like Bungie help to bring a globally recognized live-service franchise under the PlayStation umbrella. With more acquisitions on the way, PlayStation will continue to pad its library with critically acclaimed releases. Offering value to gamers on the PlayStation platform by way of successful exclusives. Aside from buying up studios, PlayStation has also begun revamping its PlayStation Plus service. Which is due to start changing at the end of this month.
