Well, that came out of left field. EventHubs reports that Sony is giving some thought to buying SNK's parent company Leyou Technologies, and by extension the creator of the venerable Neo-Geo hardware itself. SNK hasn't been shy about bringing its IP to every console manufacturer and digital download service it can find, but under Sony, that could change in a hurry. That company likes to keep its properties exclusive to its Playstation line of consoles... and in the rare cases that it doesn't, it gets plenty of lip from its fanbase. EventHubs speculates that with Sony in charge, Terry Bogard may be one of the few crossover characters who won't return in the next installment of Smash Bros. I guess he'll always have a home in Playstation All-Stars. Hooray?
It's not like the fighting game community needed even more bad news this week, and this isn't even close to the worst we've heard. Nevertheless, you'd better grit your teeth and prepare yourself for the possibility of even more Playstation exclusive fighters in the coming generation.
UPDATE! We have more information on this story. Specifically, there's not much to this story. Twitter user ButtonsMcGillicutty states that SNK is owned by Ledo Millennium and 37Games, not Leyou Technologies as EventHubs reported. I gotta be honest, folks, I'm a little relieved that someone let the air out of this rumor.
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