Sacred Symbols+, Episode 160: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Patreon)

In buying Bungie for $3.6 billion, PlayStation's appetite for acquisitions has now entered Big Boy Territory. But this isn't necessarily a good thing. Indeed, from our perspective, this is a money-move, not a cultural one. Sony has slowly and steadily built its studio family up for years with sensical and organic acquisitions. For the first time, Sony has purchased an entity so big and so unassociated with it that it's keeping it separate, and -- perhaps most revolutionary, in the grand scheme of things -- ensuring both its current and future offerings remain multiplatform. Core PlayStation fans have little to be excited about here; the effects will be long-term and crossmedia. It could be read as a positive marketing win that attempts to cool down the hunt for exclusives at any cost. But we still have much to fear. Sony is now a willing participant in the race to consolidate the industry, consequences be damned. And we can promise you one thing: You ain't seen nothing yet.