According to the latest bizarre acquisition rumor to surface online, Sony is looking to acquire Rockstar's major publisher, Take Two Interactive, in a blockbuster deal. The deal is expected to be made in response to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
It's very difficult to imagine this happening for several reasons, one of which could be that Take Two is a very large company, while Sony is not far behind it in terms of size, and the acquisition will likely be very expensive, especially with the release of the most anticipated title, GTA 6, approaching.
Typically, such deals and news stories start as mere rumors that can eventually become reality. Last year, we heard rumors that Microsoft was considering acquiring Activision before it became official, as we were all surprised by the news of the deal's announcement.
The rumor of Sony's acquisition of Take Two was reported by MA cross-platform Rythian data analyst and insider Twitter, tweeting that he "has very good word" that Sony wants to buy Take-Two to counter Microsoft and Activision Blizzard's deal. According to the leaker, his information comes from three "reliable and consistently accurate sources."
The same leaker says the acquisition will only happen if the deal with Microsoft is finalized. Activision, as it would be an appropriate response to the green giant's business. But if we think logically, we'll discover that Sony's policy is somewhat different from that of the company that publishes Rockstar games, and this also makes us discouraged about this happening.
In any case, we still do not know the reliability of this news, as we must be careful when circulating it, as the sources we have obtained are not sufficient to delve deeper into the matter.
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