Sony has acquired the esports platform Repeat.gg, a website that hosts leaderboard tournaments and tracks participant efficiency.
In an announcement to GamesIndustry.biz, Steven Roberts, Sony vp of world aggressive gaming stated: “At PlayStation, our imaginative and prescient for esports has at all times been about breaking down limitations for players to compete in any respect ranges.”
“Repeat.gg was designed to allow new match codecs which are straightforward to enter and scalable to hundreds of thousands of gamers,” added Repeat.gg CEO Aaron Fletcher. “We’re thrilled to hitch the PlayStation group and work collectively to reinforce the number of match experiences players can take pleasure in, no matter their ability degree.”
Repeat is happy to announce we at the moment are part of the Sony Interactive Leisure household, the house of @PlayStation and plenty of superb sport studios.
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— Repeat.gg – Tournaments (@Repeatgg) July 18, 2022
Jeff Shull, digital advertising and development supervisor at Repeat.gg, stated that becoming a member of PlayStation will give the platform entry to extra sources, sport titles, and expertise, thus permitting it to develop additional. He clarifies that the platform won’t be restricted to solely supporting PlayStation and that the gaming neighborhood comes first.
“We’ll proceed to assist PC, cell, and different consoles alongside PlayStation,” says Shull in an announcement. “This contains the addition of the preferred aggressive sport titles, no matter what platform they’re out there on.”
Whereas largely recognized for its in depth single-player unique titles these days, PlayStation has been extra energetic within the esports business just lately. The corporate acquired Evo, the combating sport match, final March.
Along with that strategic push, Sony has dedicated to launching at the very least 10 reside service titles by 2026. It acquired Bungie and Haven this yr, with the latter’s first sport to be a reside service one. Sony’s funding in these reside providers synergizes properly with its enterprise into the esports area.
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