According to Bloomberg, Sony is considering an offer for Hong Kong-based holding company Leyou Technologies, which owns the developer of Warframe Digital Extremes. The group also includes Brink creator Splash Damage among its affiliates, and has a significant stake in support studio Certain Affinity. The multiplayer approach of these teams would certainly close a gap in the PlayStation portfolio.
Of course, the Japanese giant is not the only organization in the race: iDreamSky, a Chinese company with Tencent among its investors, has been arguing with Leyou for some time, and even submitted a bid of $ 1.23 billion as part of a bid. jointly with CVC Capital Partners. However, the coronavirus pandemic brought those discussions to a standstill, although the company is still on the hunt.
“Sony expects to be able to outperform other bidders with greater certainty of funding,” Bloomberg sources explained. “Leyou’s [controlling shareholder Charles] Yuk aims to choose a buyer and sign an agreement as early as this month, the people said. The talks are still ongoing and no final decision has been made. Other bidders could still emerge. “
It will be interesting to see how Sony approaches this if it wins the bidding war. Presumably titles like Warframe will remain multi-format and might even work independently of Sony Interactive Entertainment. However, the platform owner has expressed an interest in entering the online gaming space for some time now, and this potential acquisition would certainly open that particular door.
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