Sony, Nintendo’s industry partner, has just invested $ 200 million more Fortnite creator of Epic Games.
As Push Square editor Sammy Barker points out, this is it no an investment from the PlayStation division. Sony’s first minority stake in Epic came last year when it dropped $ 250 million in the video game.
According to the latest PR, this investment reinforces the shared mission of the two companies to advance in technology and much more:
“[The investment] it builds on the already close relationship between the two companies and reinforces its shared mission of advancing the state of technology in socially connected technology, entertainment and online services. “
Outside of gaming, Sony makes use of Epic’s unrealistic engine for all sorts of products, including music videos, movies, TV shows, and even virtual reality experiences.
The $ 1 billion funding from Sony’s Epic and several other companies will allow it to support future growth opportunities. This is exactly what Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney had to say:
“We are grateful to our new and existing investors who support our vision of Epic and Metaverse. Their investment will help accelerate our work around creating connected social experiences in Fortnite, Rocket League and Fall Guys.” while training game developers and creators with Unreal Engine, Epic Online Services and Epic Games Store. “
And this was the comment made by the President, President and CEO of Sony, Kenichiro Yoshida:
“Epic continues to deliver groundbreaking experiences through its range of cutting-edge technologies that support game creators and the digital entertainment industry. We are excited to strengthen our collaboration to offer new entertainment experiences to people around the world. I firmly believe that this fits our purpose of filling the world with emotions through the power of creativity and technology. ”
On a related and much lighter note, Horizon Zero Dawn The protagonist Aloy will join Fortnite.