Sony is interested in acquiring Square Enix, according to Eidos Montreal founder

Stephane D’Astous also talked about the problem with the sale of Western studios to the Embracer Group.

Last May, the acquisition of several western studios Square Enix by Embracer Group for close numbers 300 million dollarsa figure considering what the industry and press perceive as low compared to other acquisitions and what the Swedish conglomerate includes after the operation.

After a while, with nothing to offer us why Square Enix left these teams, Stephane D’AstousThe founder of Eidos Montreal (one of the studios sold), which left the ship in 2013, gave an interview to Games Industry that helped us understand a little better the reasons that motivated this decision.

D’Astous claims Square Enix wasn’t too attached to western studios in Japan Since these teams had to build a “deceleration train” and give an “energy injection”, they saw them as obstacles to their future plans from the very beginning.

Stephane D’Astous (Photo: Game Industry)

He offered them like at a flea marketStephane D’AstousBut the most striking of all is what the founder of Eidos Montreal said he heard. Sony interested in buying Square Enix Tokyo, but not the restSomething that might encourage Square Enix’s CEO to abandon its western divisions to remove barriers. “That’s why I think Matsuda-san offered them like a flea market,” D’Astous says of the low price.

We will have to continue to be wary of Sony’s next moves, which may make more purchases after it has recently completed Bungie’s acquisition. Currently, the company is looking out for potential regulatory challenges and has hired a lawyer who specializes in antitrust policies.