Sony Acquires PC Port Developer Nixxes

Sony has announced that they have acquired Nixxes, a Dutch game studio that specializes in video-game design, optimization, and porting. Nixxes will join the company’s PlayStation Studios Technology, Creative & Services Group, offering their expertise and support to each of Sony’s first-party developers.

Head of PlayStation Studios, Hermen Hulst, shared his excitement over Nixxes joining the team at PlayStation Studios. “I highly respect Nixxes and am excited for this very experienced team to become part of the world-class development community at SIE. They have a passion for improving games and for delivering the best possible experience for gamers. Nixxes will be a strong asset for everyone across PlayStation Studios, helping our teams focus on their most important goal, which is to create unique PlayStation content at the best possible quality.”

Nixxes Founder and Senior Director of Development, Jurjen Katsman, also echoed the same sentiment in his statement. “We can’t wait to get to work and are so excited to bring our technical and development expertise to an IP powerhouse like PlayStation Studios. We’re looking forward to working with some of the most talented teams in the industry to deliver the highest-quality gameplay experiences for PlayStation fans.”

While many may not know of Nixxes, they’ve worked on many big name PC ports over the years. Most recently, they’ve worked with Square Enix on Marvel’s Avengers, the rebooted Tomb Raider trilogy, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Sony’s acquisition of the company seems to reinforce their newfound position on bringing their games to PC. With Nixxes specializing in creating PC ports, it stands to reason that they’ll be tasked with bringing different Sony first-party titles from PS4 to PC that haven’t made the jump yet, in addition to any new games that are still in development. While the original developers of the game’s will likely be involved in some capacity, it frees them up to continue working on new projects.

This announcement comes just days after Sony announced their acquisition of Housemarque. And if the leaks are true, Sony will soon be announcing their acquisition of Bluepoint Games as well.