Sony Interactive Entertainment, NCSOFT Set New Strategic Partnership

One of the biggest efforts on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment for the past few years remains to bolster its portfolio. On top of also funding against the recently past Activision Blizzard King deal finalized over at Xbox, the PlayStation firm looks to more opportunity to add to its platform. Previously, it acquired Audeze back in August which will draw improvements to the audio performance for its systems.

Additionally, Sony Interactive Entertainment also went the lengths with another purchase picking up iSIZE more recently. In its background, the firm is most notable for its AI deep-learning systems and the PlayStation company elaborates that the new effort acquiring iSIZE is to boost the R&D for its console division.

So what about games? Well, Sony Interactive Entertainment actually in a recent announcement this week shares a new arrangement with NCSOFT is to bring new titles to its platform in the coming years.

This partnership with SIE is the beginning of our efforts to build various synergies together, utilizing both companies’ core competencies, technological capabilities, and expertise. We will deliver a new and enjoyable experience to our audience across and beyond genres and regions.

Taekjin Kim, NCSOFT President and CEO

“Partnering with NCSOFT advances our strategy to expand beyond console and broaden PlayStation’s reach to a wider audience. Like SIE, NCSOFT shares a similar vision in creating high-quality, impactful entertainment experiences for players everywhere, and together we’re excited to collaborate to push the boundaries of gaming further,” Sony Interactive Entertainment president & CEO Jim Ryan adds.

When distinguishing how exactly these game are intended to be executed, a likely guess that it is for the premium release banner on PlayStation. Recently, it was reported that more than half of its live-service titles are being delayed as the firm reevaluates the approach to entertain free-to-play titles on the platform. You can read the full report by heading here.

What has you most interested about this new NCSOFT deal with Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment