From Software Elden Ring - From Software's new game with writing by GRRM

[Odoryuk]

A silver lining to this is that FromSoftware will not turn into Square Enix, Ubisoft or Blizzard and will just die quietly without making shitty games

 

[cyborgboy95]

If it does happen then goodbye From Software, I don't mind waiting extra 1 or 2 years for the pc ports of their games, but can't do anything about psn account requirement given the country I live in.

 

[duskvile]

This could be good news 'cause Sony can then release Bloodborne and From's games on PC as well.

 

[Odoryuk]

This could be good news 'cause Sony can then release Bloodborne and From's games on PC as well.

Nothing prevents them from doing this right now, FS themselves said they'd want more people to play Bloodborne on other platforms

 

[Morgoth]

Sony will just keep milking the Souls(tm) formula until From goes the way of Blizzard.

 

[ferratilis]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

 

[mediocrepoet]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

The angle might be less about specific IP than that From has a consistent track record of producing bangers since Demon's Souls on the PS3.

 

[Elttharion]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

IIRC From owns Armored Core, Sekiro, Kings Field and Elden Ring (at least partially). Sony owns Demon Souls and Bloodborne and Bandai owns Dark Souls.

 

[Odoryuk]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

IIRC From owns Armored Core, Sekiro, Kings Field and Elden Ring (at least partially). Sony owns Demon Souls and Bloodborne and Bandai owns Dark Souls.

More importantly, FromSoftware owns in general, meaning they can create a totally new IP that, at this point, will have very good sales (especially compared to the development costs). Sony might grab them for this alone (but it's California Sony, so FS is fucked big time)

 

[Ezekiel]

This could be good news 'cause Sony can then release Bloodborne and From's games on PC as well.

Nothing prevents them from doing this right now, FS themselves said they'd want more people to play Bloodborne on other platforms

FromSoftware doesn't wanna port it themselves because they're busy making new games and Sony probably can't because, after firing almost all their Japanese developers, they have too few Japanese-speaking devs left who understand the code and tools.

 

[toro]

A silver lining to this is that FromSoftware will not turn into Square Enix, Ubisoft or Blizzard and will just die quietly without making shitty games

 

[Herumor]

If it does happen then goodbye From Software, I don't mind waiting extra 1 or 2 years for the pc ports of their games, but can't do anything about psn account requirement given the country I live in.

You should murder Sony executives and their shareholders. That will change things.

 

[Elttharion]

Just a rumour of course but word on the jap side of twitter is that a Korean conglomerate was pursuing a hostile takeover of Kadokawa and they offered themselves to Sony as a lesser of two evils, so to speak. Probably PR talk from Sony or their fans but you never know.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Unforseen consequence to Elden Ring getting big. If it happens i guess it's over for FromSoft.

 

[HumanTotemPole]

The jig's up if it happens. Even disregarding any of the inevitable culture war stuff that would come with this acquisition, these games could easily be aggressively monetised to capitalise on player frustration.

 

[DemonKing]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs.

It wouldn't matter - From could just produce another variation of Dark Souls with a different name and fans would still lap it up...see Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring etc

Saying that, I can't think of any developer that's had success as an independent that has been able to replicate that success once it's absorbed into a corporate giant (see Bioware, Bethesda, Bungie etc).

 

[Tehdagah]

It's over...

FromSoftware parent Kadokawa confirms Sony has sent it a ‘letter of intent’ to acquire it​

https://www.videogameschronicle.com...has-sent-it-a-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-it/

 

[Lyric Suite]

Well, was nice while it lasted.

 

[Elttharion]

Sony is so bad I am rooting for the chinks to save the day

 

[Spike]

What if it's Sony - Japan?
(inb4 fabulously optimistic reactions)

 

[Odoryuk]

FromSoftware is done. Even if Sony won't force their exclusivity, they will stick their dirty hands into the pot and spoil everything. There's no way they could resist stupid suits that want only money and think that if they will force FS to follow common pracices, then they will get usual money from their games +extra from usual shitty pracices (all businessmen believe this)

 

[Spike]

FromSoftware is done. Even if Sony won't force their exclusivity, they will stick their dirty hands into the pot and spoil everything. There's no way they could resist stupid suits that want only money and think that if they will force FS to follow common pracices, then they will get usual money from their games +extra from usual shitty pracices (all businessmen believe this)

Remember when Activision published Sekiro in the west, and a huge subset of loud screeching autists tweaked out, thinking it would make Sekiro decline and LGBBQ and shitty?...And then that didn't happen? I know this is a level above that, but I can see Miyazaki sticking to his guns and the games actually not being affected. Miyazaki needs to start katana-slashing salarymen if (when) they start, though.

 

[mediocrepoet]

FromSoftware is done. Even if Sony won't force their exclusivity, they will stick their dirty hands into the pot and spoil everything. There's no way they could resist stupid suits that want only money and think that if they will force FS to follow common pracices, then they will get usual money from their games +extra from usual shitty pracices (all businessmen believe this)

Which is why Demon's Souls and Bloodborne were such complete dog shit.

 

[Odoryuk]

FromSoftware is done. Even if Sony won't force their exclusivity, they will stick their dirty hands into the pot and spoil everything. There's no way they could resist stupid suits that want only money and think that if they will force FS to follow common pracices, then they will get usual money from their games +extra from usual shitty pracices (all businessmen believe this)

Remember when Activision published Sekiro in the west, and a huge subset of loud screeching autists tweaked out, thinking it would make Sekiro decline and LGBBQ and shitty?...And then that didn't happen? I know this is a level above that, but I can see Miyazaki sticking to his guns and the games actually not being affected. Miyazaki needs to start katana-slashing salarymen if (when) they start, though.

Publisher is publisher, but if they will be owned by a new company, there will be new rules

FromSoftware is done. Even if Sony won't force their exclusivity, they will stick their dirty hands into the pot and spoil everything. There's no way they could resist stupid suits that want only money and think that if they will force FS to follow common pracices, then they will get usual money from their games +extra from usual shitty pracices (all businessmen believe this)

Which is why Demon's Souls and Bloodborne were such complete dog shit.

That was before California Sony. Look at Demon's Souls Remake for California Sony treatment

 

[mediocrepoet]

FromSoftware is done. Even if Sony won't force their exclusivity, they will stick their dirty hands into the pot and spoil everything. There's no way they could resist stupid suits that want only money and think that if they will force FS to follow common pracices, then they will get usual money from their games +extra from usual shitty pracices (all businessmen believe this)

Remember when Activision published Sekiro in the west, and a huge subset of loud screeching autists tweaked out, thinking it would make Sekiro decline and LGBBQ and shitty?...And then that didn't happen? I know this is a level above that, but I can see Miyazaki sticking to his guns and the games actually not being affected. Miyazaki needs to start katana-slashing salarymen if (when) they start, though.

Publisher is publisher, but if they will be owned by a new company, there will be new rules

And I'm saying that Sony had already tried things during those two games due to exclusivity and lending company expertise which is why you see other companies in the credits of those games and yet they are arguably two of the best games Fromsoft made.

FromSoftware is done. Even if Sony won't force their exclusivity, they will stick their dirty hands into the pot and spoil everything. There's no way they could resist stupid suits that want only money and think that if they will force FS to follow common pracices, then they will get usual money from their games +extra from usual shitty pracices (all businessmen believe this)

Which is why Demon's Souls and Bloodborne were such complete dog shit.

That was before California Sony. Look at Demon's Souls Remake for California Sony treatment

You mean the one made by an entirely different company that put their own spin on it? That game? The one, to be clear, that was not made by Fromsoft. That's what you think spells doom for Fromsoft?