Sony Will Grow First-Party Organically, Could Bolster Portfolio with Acquisitions

Jim Ryan pocketing his cheque book for now.

Microsoft’s spending spree in recent years has somewhat changed the status quo in the first-party forum wars. Sony is still very much home to an elite roster of teams with an unmatched production pipeline, but in terms of scale, Xbox’s acquisition of Bethesda means that PlayStation Studios is now effectively dwarfed by its competitor.

Unlike some armchair analysts, however, the Japanese giant doesn’t appear to be panicking. As part of a Reuters report, boss Jim Ryan explained that the organisation will continue to “organically” grow its studio capability, meaning it’s going to facilitate the expansion of its best teams like Guerrilla Games and Sony Santa Monica.

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