Sony's $250 Million Investment in Epic Games | July 10th, 2020 #PiperRundown

Sony has invested $250 million for a minority stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games. Epic Games has raised $1.83 billion to date. Sony is acquiring a 1.4% stake in Epic, which means the deal values Epic Games at $17.86 billion

Epic first showed the upcoming Unreal Engine 5 graphics running on a PlayStation 5.

In 2012, the company received a $330 million investment from Tencent for a 40% ownership stake.

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