There are so many big events in the field of gaming!
Last week, Grand Theft Auto developer Take-Two announced a $12.7 billion acquisition of social gaming and mobile game publisher Zynga. The acquisition of Zynga will give Take-Two a larger share of the mobile gaming space.
This week, Microsoft acquired the controversial game developer Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion. Thanks to Microsoft, Activision Blizzard now has one of the world's most financially powerful companies to help develop new games.
Well, now gamers (and investors) are now betting on which company will be the next to be acquired. TGA host Geoff Keighley lists the approximate market capitalizations of other large game companies that have the potential to be acquired:
EA $38 billion
Take-Two $18 billion
Nexon $15 billion
Bandai Namco $15 billion
Embracer $10.8 billion
Netstone games $7 billion
Ubisoft $7 billion
Konami $6 billion
Square Enix $5.6 billion
Capcom $4.9 billion
Sega $3.6 billion
Electronic Arts?
Wall Street seems to think that Electronic Arts may be the most likely target, and the company has launched the super popular football video game Madden NFL series.
Electronic Arts shares rose nearly 3 percent on Tuesday. Asked if the company would consider a sale or seek an acquisition, the company did not comment on cnn business channels.
Over the past year, Electronic Arts has made several acquisitions, including the $1.4 billion acquisition of Playdemic. Playdemic is the developer of a popular mobile golf game owned by AT&T's WarnerMedia.
But unless Electronic Arts takes action, it's increasingly like an "outlier" in the gaming world.
Ubisoft Ubisoft?
As more and more people want to play games on their phones, French small game developer Ubisoft may need to do more to consolidate its position in this market.
Ubisoft's shares surged 8 percent on Tuesday as investors thought the company could also be acquired.
Roblox？
What's more, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said yesterday: "Gaming is the most dynamic and exciting entertainment category of all platforms today and will play a key role in the development of meta-world platforms."
Microsoft seems to have set its sights on the Roblox game platform, which went public last year, which has become a metaversic concept leader. Roblox now has a market capitalization of $46 billion, surpassing EA and Take-Two.
On Tuesday, Roblox's shares rose 2 percent.
"Microsoft's desire to consolidate its meta-market ... Questions about the impact of independence include the electronic arts world and take-two, or even an incumbent such as Roblox and whether it is technically and economically vulnerable if in fact metaverse is the next frontier," Stifel said analysts took the bed in a note Tuesday.
What will happen to Sony and Nintendo?
Microsoft's deal with Activision Blizzard could also put more pressure on Japan's Sony to speed up the development of its own games.
Sony is the maker of PlayStation consoles and the operator of PlayStation Studios, its video game development arm.
While Sony has developed many of the hit games developed specifically for playstation, the company has been lagging behind Microsoft when it comes to launching a product that truly competes with the Xbox Game Pass cloud subscription service.
Sony shares fell 7 percent on Tuesday and 12 percent on Wednesday. Asked about its reaction to Microsoft's acquisition, the company did not immediately comment.
But shares of its Japanese rival, Nintendo, rose about 2 percent.