simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoExclusive: Sony is in talks to buy Kadokawa, the media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring'www.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down13 cross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksanime@ani.socialpcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkExclusive: Sony is in talks to buy Kadokawa, the media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring'www.reuters.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square13fedilink cross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksanime@ani.socialpcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareocassionallyaduck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 hours agoKadokawa is a massive publisher of books and media in Japan. For that reason alone I hope this is blocked. It would make Sony too huge in Japan to reasonably compete with outside of Shueisha and directly incentivize brand exclusivity deals.
minus-squareQuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoDoes Japan have anti-monopoly laws?
Kadokawa is a massive publisher of books and media in Japan.
For that reason alone I hope this is blocked. It would make Sony too huge in Japan to reasonably compete with outside of Shueisha and directly incentivize brand exclusivity deals.
Does Japan have anti-monopoly laws?