
Sony is buying the esports match platform Repeat.gg, marking the PlayStation maker’s latest funding into esports. Repeat.gg has placed on more than 100,000 tournaments with over 2.3 million contributors, reports GamesIndustry.biz, that includes in style video games like Fortnite, League of Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone.
“Together with the proficient Repeat.gg staff, we’re excited to discover more methods for gamers to interact in aggressive gaming and broaden the breadth of our esports choices,” Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Steven Roberts stated to GamesIndustry.biz. “This is simply the beginning of our journey and we sit up for sharing more updates with our group sooner or later.”
Because of the acquisition, Repeat.gg can have entry to “more sources, recreation titles and expertise,” the staff wrote in its blog post about the acquisition. And the platform will proceed to help PC, cellular, and different consoles “alongside PlayStation.”
The Repeat.gg acquisition follows Sony’s buy of the distinguished esports match Evo in partnership with RTS final yr. (The first in-person Evo since 2019 will likely be going down in August.) The firm additionally already hosts its personal tournaments by the PlayStation Tournaments platform, and as Sony expands into stay service video games in an enormous means, it appears as if the corporate is seeking to discover more methods to convey gamers collectively for competitions.
Monday’s acquisition is additionally simply the latest in a string of latest offers. Sony formally closed its acquisitions of Destiny developer Bungie and Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios last week, and in May 2021, it introduced a significant partnership with Discord.