Besides Sony, several other parties were interested in Returnal maker Housemarque. That’s what co-founder Ilari Kuittinen says in an interview with Yle.fi.
“They were the usual suspects, or major players from China, Sweden and the United States”, tells Kuittinen about the acquisition by Sony . “I have to say that we have had a very special spring, and the fact that there was competition even feels a bit unreal.”
Although the CEO does not reveal which parties were in the race, it is suspected that the Swedish Embracer Group was among those interested. Embracer Group has bought up a large number of studios and publishers in recent years, including Gearbox Software, Flying Wild Hog and the Dutch Vertigo Games.
It is also suspected that the Chinese Tencent, which also regularly buys up companies and publishers, may have wanted to take over Housemarque.
Last week Sony also bought Nixxes, a Dutch studio known for its PC ports, in addition to the Returnal developer.
