Sony Takes Minority Stake in Fortnite Maker With $250 Million Investment

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Sony has made a $250 million investment to acquire a minority stake in EpicGames, the developer of Fortnite.

A gamer plays the video game 'Fortnite Battle Royale' developed by Epic Games on a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 smartphone during the 'Paris Games Week' on Oct. 26, 2018 in Paris, France.Fortnitein a released statement: "Sony and Epic have both built businesses at the intersection of creativity and technology, and we share a vision of real-time 3D social experiences leading to a convergence of gaming, film, and music.

While the companies didn't reveal specific plans on how they will collaborate, Epic's Unreal real-time gaming engine is growing in use in Hollywood's animation, VFX and production communities. Sony Innovation Studios in Los Angeles has been developing virtual production capabilities, which were prominently featured last January in the company's CES exhibition area. Unreal has enabled numerous virtual productions, such as Jon Favreau's.

 

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EpicGames Solo voy a decir q fornite es un buen juego

EpicGames Bad investment on their part tbh. Fortnite's (despite still being huge) has been on a decline in active users for a while. People are bored of the game after being stuck in lockdown, plus the PS5's coming out and people aren't going to want to play low-res plastic looking games.

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EpicGames Of course Sony did, EpicGames could be their sibling PC based company, the bs BOTH of these companies pull.

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EpicGames Who tf still plays gaynite 😂

EpicGames Is there no news about BTS?

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