Acquiring the parent company of Elden Ring and Dark Souls creator FromSoftware outright might be too expensive for Sony, Japanese analysts say
Sony is reporꦓtedly only interested in Kadokawa's anime and video game divisions

澳♋洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:After online rumors swirled around last week, Kadokawa has since that Sony is in fact interested in acquiring the Japanese media conglomerate known for its anime and manga publishing, as well as its majority 70% share in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:FromSoftware, the studio behind 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Elden Ring and Bloodborne. The deal is far from being set in stone, though, as Japanese analysts are now predicting that Sony could pul♛l out of discussions due to Kadokawa's costly price tag.
That's according to Japan's - based on translations from - which reports that Sony might stop short of outright buying Kadokawa. While Sony is reportedly more interested in the company's anime and video game⛦ divisions, Kadokawa is said to be shopping its wares altogether, including its non-nerdy business ventures. Kadokawa also publishes adult books, television magazines, and more, for example, and the ꩵentire company is estimated to be worth over 640 billion yen, or around $4.2 billion, according to Macquarie Capital Securities Japan.
Sony has, of course, laid down that amount of money in the past. Buying Destiny maker Bungie also cost it $3.6 billion, for example. However, as Automaton points out, Sony has recently been dropping mountains of cash elsewhere - namely with reports of £1 billion (🌞roughly $1.27 billion) and Pink Floyd that probably put a dent in the company's wallet. That means if a bidding war were to begin between 🌟Sony and Kadokawa's other main shareholders - Korea's Kakao or China's Tencent - then the PlayStation maker would likely back out completely.
Some investors reckon the money would be worth it solely to get Dark Souls maestro Hideta🅺ka Miyazaki onboard, but for now, that's all purely speculation as neither⛦ company has publicly reached a decision.
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