Sony and Tencent are set to increase their investment in developer Elden Ring FromSoftware, which is also the creator of some of the best RPGs, including the Dark Souls series, Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Armored Core. The deal was announced by FromSoftware’s parent company, Kadokawa Corporation, as both companies previously had minor investments in the developer.
The deal was announced in a press release issued by Kadokawa Corporation President Takeshi Tasuno (via Gematsu). Sony Interactive Entertainment is expected to increase its previously negligible investment in FromSoftware to 14.09% of the developer’s total shares, while Tencent Holdings is expected to increase its investment to 16.25% in FromSoftware through its Sixjoy Hong Kong subsidiary. Limited.
The additional investment from Sony has already sparked much speculation online about the possibility of further collaborations with FromSoftware. While the intellectual property rights to Elden Ring and Dark Souls belong to their publisher Bandai Namco, Sony has already published both Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne from the Japanese development studio, meaning many fans are now speculating on the possibility of a sequel to Bloodborne or a new original one. . game in association with Sony after this agreement. The copyright for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice published by Activision actually comes from FromSoftware itself.
Chinese holding company Tencent is probably best known to Western video game fans as the owner of League of Legends and Valorant developer Riot Games, but it also owns a 40% stake in Fortnite developer Epic Games and a stake 5% in Assassin’s Creed developer Ubisoft, as well as various investments in many other well-known development studios.
None of the companies involved in this deal have spoken publicly about specific plans, but of course fans will continue to speculate. Given Sony’s recent push to bring PlayStation exclusives to PC, there’s a chance we could still see some console exclusives come to gaming PCs in the future. While we still don’t have Bloodborne on PC yet, the recent Bloodborne-inspired game Thymesia was a hit on Steam, and the Pinocchio-themed P’s Lies coming to Game Pass certainly plays into the same territory.
Source : PC Gamesn
