PlayStation is taking a booming sector like esports very seriously after the purchase of Repeat.gg and last year's acquisition of EVO -the famous world fighting game tournament-, taking a new step in the diversification of the medium with the purchase of Repeat.gg, to ''break down the barriers so that players can compete at all levels, without the need to be professionals in the field'', as stated by Sony.
Repeat is excited to announce we are now a part of the Sony Interactive Entertainment family, the home of @PlayStation and many amazing game studios.
— Repeat.gg (@Repeatgg) July 18, 2022
Read more here -> https://t.co/YSTWDqCIMO pic.twitter.com/Nxa02HE4HF
"Repeat.gg was designed to enable new tournament formats that are easy to enter and scalable to millions of players," said Aaron Fletcher, CEO of Repeat.gg. "We're thrilled to join the PlayStation team and work together to enhance the variety of tournament experiences gamers can enjoy, regardless of their skill level."
Repeat.gg, if you are not familiar, hosts free and paid tournaments for all sorts of video games from Fortnite to League of Legends. The company says It will maintain its cross-platform activity despite the purchase by PlayStation and will continue to work on both PC and mobile phones as well as consoles.
The exact terms of the deal have yet to be revealed, making this announcement a little unclear on whether the acquisition has already happened. Even though it seems from the tweet that the deal is closed, the blog post it links to indicates that this is merely the announcement.
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