Exclusive: Sony in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring', sources say

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• ReluctantZen@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If the market authorities authorize this, Sony will actually have a near monopoly on Japanese media.

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  • wjs018@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Between all the BDs they would have control over through this, they already also own Crunchyroll. That would be a huge market share.

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    • ReluctantZen@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yes, it’s fucking insane they even think they stand a chance

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• hypertown@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  No! God please no!

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• ReluctantZen@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Sorry 2nd comment, but Kadokawa framing it as if it’s about FromSoftware is very harmful imo, because it makes it seem way smaller than it actually is

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• wjs018@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Another aspect of this that I just realized is that the two most timely/thorough anime news sources I used for English language articles are:

  • Anime News Network - Owned by Kadokawa
  • Crunchyroll - Owned by Sony

  I can imagine a scenario in which the news groups of these two companies are consolidated. There are other English news sources out there, but it doesn’t sit well with me if these two big players combine.

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• BonerMan@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I hope this shit gets blocked like hell, this would mean a defacto monopoly on Japanese media for Sony and that means nothing good.

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• Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  There’s no way this doesn’t get blocked right?

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  • SatouKazuma@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Japan doesn’t have antitrust at all

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    • Even_Adder@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      So we’re going back to zaibatsus?

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  • ReluctantZen@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    God I hope market authorities aren’t sleeping on this

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• chellewalker@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Important to know, but is this really relevant to anime?

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  • SatouKazuma@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It would pretty much give Sony complete control of the industry through ownership of Aniplex and Kadokawa. BD prices would skyrocket…

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    • wjs018@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Sony also owns Crunchyroll.

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  • shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yes. Kadokawa has several anime studio subsidiaries, and also publishes manga.

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  • kani2908@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    myanimelist.net/anime/producer/1696/Kadokawa

    Here is the list of anime that Kadokawa produced. I’m sure you would know many anime on the list.

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