Sony acquired Bungie for $3.6 billion at the beginning of the year, and when Sony CEO Jim Lane said that the acquisition would not stop, rumors that Sony would acquire large studios have always existed, and recently because of "Death Stranding" was added to the PS first-party game lineup, people thought that Sony was acquiring Kojima Studio, but then Hideo Kojima himself clarified that the studio will remain independent. Jeff Grubb, a well-known journalist in the game industry, recently said that Sony's rumored acquisition target is "bigger" than Kojima Studios.
Jeff Grubb said on a podcast show: "If you've heard rumors of Sony making a massive acquisition, it's certainly not Kojima's studio — at least not as far as I know." I know, a lot of people, including me, heard the news. It's bigger than The Island Studio."
Jeff Grubb didn't point out who was bigger than "Kojima Studios," which gave players more speculation. Considering that Microsoft's deal with Activision Blizzard and Sony's deal with Bungie have been low-key until it is officially announced, there may be unexpected surprises at that time.