Sony To Acquire Developer Valkyrie Entertainment

Today, Sony strengthened its first-party efforts with the acquisition by Valkyrie Entertainment in Seattle. Valkyrie, which has contributed to over 100 games in the past, is often a co-developer and content creator. A tweetHermen Hulst from PlayStation Studios stated that Valkyrie will be “available for purchase.” Making invaluable contributions to important PlayStation Studios franchises.”

Infamous was a previous collaboration with Sony. This time, the developer will be working again with Sony Santa Monica for God of War: Ragnarok.

A Sony spokesperson explained the future path in a press release that was issued today.The day-to-day operations post-acquisition will continue to be run by Valkyrie Entertainment’s current management team. Due to contractual obligations, the terms of the transaction and its acquisition cost cannot be disclosed.”

Valkyrie is also celebrating the acquisition. The studio was involved in creating Halo Infinite. This fantastic sequel received a 9 out 10 review. You can see other Valkyrie-influenced games in the above image.

Microsoft and Sony have been in quite an arms race. Over the years, they’ve been taking up game developers to increase their own first-party games development efforts.