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Carbonox_Ratchet
02-03-10, 16:12
http://www.develop-online.net/news/34010/Sony-acquires-Media-Molecule

Smart acquisition after the popularity and success of the LittleBigPlanet franchise.

Spike 74
02-03-10, 16:38
I am not surprised to be honest. looking forward to more of their work.

thezombiemessia
02-03-10, 16:41
Huh...I honestly always thought they were a part of Sony already.

Well, obvious move to be honest, and a smart one.

JoaoPT
02-03-10, 18:53
Huh...I honestly always thought they were a part of Sony already.
Me too :redface:

Great move for Sony.

Yirba
03-03-10, 01:11
Oh, I had somehow assumed that LittleBigPlanet was developed by Sony themselves. But... has Sony actually ever developed any titles internally...? :chin:

EDIT: After making this post, I went and did a bit of research. Turns out that Sony do actually have a number of notable franchises under their belt...

EDIT: And it really was a silly thing for me to say, considering I have previously attended a Sony developer's event... Ah well.

Bobafet
03-03-10, 10:18
Oh, I had somehow assumed that LittleBigPlanet was developed by Sony themselves. But... has Sony actually ever developed any titles internally...? :chin:

EDIT: After making this post, I went and did a bit of research. Turns out that Sony do actually have a number of notable franchises under their belt...

EDIT: And it really was a silly thing for me to say, considering I have previously attended a Sony developer's event... Ah well.
Heh, sony has god of war and uncharted franchise under themselves no?

I knew Media Molecule wasnt sony´s studio, cause they said once: Maybe we will expand to other consoles. Good move by sony, lol.

Im curios if heavy rain will be succesful, will sony aquire quantic dream? That could be a good move too

ShapeThrower
03-03-10, 12:21
It's great news for the guys & gals over at Mm ... as long as the "big bods" over at Sony still give them free reign to create, play, share ...

Carbonox_Ratchet
03-03-10, 13:33
Heh, sony has god of war and uncharted franchise under themselves no?

I knew Media Molecule wasnt sony´s studio, cause they said once: Maybe we will expand to other consoles. Good move by sony, lol.

Im curios if heavy rain will be succesful, will sony aquire quantic dream? That could be a good move too

Yeah, Naughty Dog and Sony's Santa Monica (GOW developers) studio would be - IMO - their prized assets (along with Polyphony Digital, Guerilla Games and Zipper Interactive).

As for Quantic Dream, it might be a good venture, especially with Heavy Rain topping charts, selling half a million in its first week and in high demand. With Sony, they could do a lot more with their tech (Quantic Dream's tech is used in the movie industry where motion-capture is concerned).