Lately, we feel that a new breath is spreading in PlatinumGamesespecially sinceAtsushi Inaba took the reins of the studio. From now on, PlatinumGames intends to experiment and launch into the production of games that pay off in the long term, such as service games, without forgetting the studio’s DNA, in order to face the economic reality of the market. And if there is one subject that is currently upsetting the market, it is consolidation, with takeovers that are flying in all directions between studios, publishers and manufacturers. Obviously, PlatinumGames would not be against the idea either.
Just waiting for a shot from Phil
It was while speaking to VGC that Atsushi Inaba spoke about the various takeovers that have taken place in the industry in recent times, in particular by mentioning the case of Activision-Blizzard and Microsoft. When asked if he would be interested in seeing PlatinumGames acquired in this way, he seems to be open, but on one condition:
” The most important thing for us is to have the freedom to make the games we want to make. From what I hear about recent acquisitions, I don’t think Microsoft is going to start micromanaging Activision to the point of taking away all their freedom… I don’t think it’s going to be a relationship like that. I think there will be a lot of mutual respect there and I think Activision can continue to do what they do best. It’s also what’s most important to us at the end of the day, whatever form it takes for us and our business. So I wouldn’t refuse anything, as long as our freedom is always respected. »
It is obviously difficult to see this kind of statement not being a call from the foot, especially after having expressed a few days ago the desire to relaunch Scalebound along with Microsoft.
He also says he finds it strange that Japanese companies, even the wealthiest ones, don’t run for takeovers like Westerners:
“ I agree, you don’t see that often in Japan and personally I think it’s weird. For some of these big companies with all their money, you sometimes think, “Come on! Buy businesses! “. It’s strange to see Japanese companies being passive all the time. »
Difficult to be more clear. We are now waiting to see if someone will answer this call.