Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

CTOnews.com October 30, the financial analysis company Drake Star today released a third quarter of the global game market survey report, that with Microsoft's successful acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the game industry investment and acquisition phenomenon will increase in 2024, while the game giants will become more powerful.

Between July and September this year, 33 mergers and acquisitions were tracked, valued at about $5 billion (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 36.65 billion yuan), the lowest in two years in a single quarter, Drake Star said.

▲ source Drake Star and after a "short period of calm", Drake Star expects the gaming industry's investment and acquisition activity to increase next year, and the company's integration will make the game giants stronger.

In terms of game giants, Drake Star believes that Sony, Take-Two and other companies are expected to become the most active potential buyers, while Embracer Group will dissolve more studios. In addition, game manufacturers such as EA and Nintendo, which have more cash, have also created further potential for acquisitions in the industry.

However, for developers in the industry, the acquisition of their own company does not mean that it is a good thing, in addition to developers may be difficult to "stick to their own" development goals, but also more vulnerable to layoffs.

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