Sony acquires 'Repeat.gg', one of the world's largest esports tournament platforms



Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), which develops, manufactures and sells PlayStation, has acquired ' Repeat.gg ', which is known as one of the world's largest esports tournament platforms. Details such as the purchase price have not been disclosed.

Repeat to be acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment --Repeat.gg
https://www.repeat.gg/content/repeat-acquired-by-sony-interactive-entertainment/

PlayStation Acquires Esports Platform Repeat.gg --IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-acquires-esports-platform-repeatgg

Repeat.gg updated its official Twitter account on July 19, 2022, Japan time, and is excited to announce that Repeat.gg will join the SIE family, the parent company of PlayStation and many great game studios. We announced the acquisition of Repeat.gg by SIE.




With the slogan 'Esports for Everyone', Repeat.gg is online for all games so that all gamers of all skill levels can participate in thrilling and competitive online competitions. It is a platform that has supported the holding of competitions.

Repeat.gg allows you to create automated online tournaments that can be attended by millions of players at the same time, and the titles that can hold online tournaments are Fortnite, League of Legends, Dota 2, PUBG, and Call at the time of article creation. of Duty: Warzone 5 titles only. When holding a tournament on Repeat.gg, it is also possible to prepare prize money and pay the top prize winners. Another feature is that the players participating in the tournament do not have to be online at the same time, and Repeat.gg automatically tracks the in-game stats of the tournament participants and awards prizes based on the player's performance.

Repeat.gg --Play Online Games for Cash
https://www.repeat.gg/



Since Repeat.gg and SIE's vision and goals were completely in agreement, it seems that they have been discussing the acquisition for a long time, and it seems that the acquisition was finally agreed in July 2022. With the acquisition of SIE's Repeat.gg, it will be possible to hold esports tournaments for millions of gamers. Repeat.gg explains, 'Our goal is on a scale that cannot be achieved without SIE support.'

With the acquisition of SIE, Repeat.gg will be able to increase the number of game titles that can be held online at Repeat.gg, and also increase the number of features and updates that Repeat.gg can provide. I have high expectations. After the acquisition by SIE, Repeat.gg will continue to support online competitions for titles for PCs, mobiles, and other game consoles other than the PlayStation platform.

According to game media IGN, Repeat.gg has hosted more than 100,000 online tournaments since its inception, with more than 2.3 million gamers participating in online tournaments at Repeat.gg.

Stephen Roberts, Vice President of Global Competitive Games at SIE, told GamesIndustry.biz , a game media company, 'With a talented Repeat.gg team, players can participate in competitive games and e-sports services. We are excited to be able to explore more ways to broaden our reach. This is just the beginning of our journey and we look forward to sharing more updates. '.

SIE just acquired the Evolution Championship Series, the world's largest fighting game tournament, in March 2021.

Sony jointly acquires the world's largest fighting game festival 'EVO' --GIGAZINE


by Nelo Hotsuma

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