Sony and Microsoft continue to trade one big acquisition after another. Admittedly, you'd have to hand this round to Microsoft after it bought Bethesda and Activision Blizzard in a span of two years. But, if the recent reports are true, Sony might have a more "meaningful" acquisition in mind.
After acquiring Bungie earlier this year, Eidos Montreal founder, Stephane D'Astous, claims that the tech giant is preparing to buy Square Enix.
Here's an excerpt of what D'Astous shared in a GamesIndustry.biz interview: Square Enix Japan was not as committed as we hoped initially. And there are rumors, obviously, that with all these activities of mergers and acquisitions, Sony would really like to have Square Enix within their wheelhouse. I heard rumors that Sony said they're really interested in Square Enix Tokyo, but not the rest. So, I think [Square Enix CEO Yosuke] Matsuda-san put it like a garage sale. Kingdom Hearts 4 would end up becoming a PS5-exclusive if the sale pushes through.