Sony Group announced that it will invest approximately 125 billion yen in Japanese yen in an American game company that provides popular online games.
We have strengths in technologies that are expected to be used in virtual spaces and metaverses on the Internet, and we aim to strengthen this field by investing.
The Sony Group invests in the American game company "Epic Games", which is known as a company that provides the popular online game "Fort Knight" with more than 350 million accounts worldwide.
We have invested twice since the beginning, but as the third investment, we will invest about 1 billion dollars, which is the largest so far, and about 125 billion yen in Japanese yen.
This means that you will be a shareholder with an approximately 5% stake.
The company has strengths in 3D video production technology using computer graphics, which is also used in games.
This technology is also expected to be used in the virtual space on the Internet and Metaverse, where the market is expected to expand, and the Sony Group aims to strengthen this field.
The Sony Group has just announced the acquisition of the American game company "Bungie" for more than 410 billion yen in Japanese yen, and large-scale investment in the game business continues.
President Kenichiro Yoshida commented, "We are looking forward to further deepening collaboration in the field of Metaverse through this investment."