Sony’s Nintendo industry friend has just invested another $ 200 million in Fortnite creator of Epic Games.
As Push Square editor Sammy Barker points out, this is it not an investment from the PlayStation division. Sony’s first minority share in Epic actually took place last year, when it dropped $ 250 million on the video game.
According to the latest PR, this investment strengthens the joint mission of the two companies to advance technology and much more:
“[The investment] it builds on the already close relationship between the two companies and strengthens their common mission to advance the state of the art, entertainment and socially connected online services. “
In addition to games, Sony uses the unreal Epic engine for all kinds of products, including music videos, movies, TV shows and even virtual reality experiences.
Epic’s $ 1 million funding from Sony and other companies will allow it to support future growth opportunities. Here is exactly what Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney said:
“We are grateful to our existing investors who support our vision for Epic and Metaverse. Their investment will help us accelerate our work on building connected social experiences in Fortnite, Rocket League and Fall Guys, while empowering developers and game 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 their range of cutting-edge technologies that support game creators and the digital entertainment industry. We are excited to strengthen our collaboration to bring new entertainment experiences to people around the world. I strongly believe that this is in line with our goal to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology. ”
On a similar and much lighter note, Horizon Zero Dawn the protagonist Aloy will join Fortnite.