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Sony has acquired a stake in the parent company FromSoftware -apkrig

Surprising news arrived today from Japan when Sony announced a gain in a stake in the parent company of developers from FromSoftware. However, the details of the collaboration very quickly explain that this will have little effect on games like Dark Souls, Demon’s Souls or the developed Elden Ring, because the relationship between the three entities is irrelevant at this point. Although Kadokawa Corporation acquired the FromSoftware studio in 2014 and is therefore responsible for its portfolio, the investment in the 1.9 percent stake will generally go towards the creation of new IPs under the Kadokawa banner.

As can be seen, the investment from Sony does not have to be used only for game development, although they are mentioned several times in the accompanying information.

“We believe that it is necessary to take these steps so that we do not miss the potential investment opportunity and can support the possibility of creating a new IP, it is a capital alliance,” explain the representatives of the corporation. As in the past, they want to come up with unique brands and expand their portfolio of books, movies, series and games, whether the strengthening is expressed in terms of finance or technical progress. As can be seen, the investment from Sony does not have to be used only for game development, although they are mentioned several times in the accompanying information. However, we would not be surprised if they went to the mobile sector, which underlines the sale of the same share to developers from the CyberAgent studio. They specialize in smartphone games and are others who could potentially support Kadokawa with their activities.

Zdroj: Kadokawa Corporation

In addition, the editors of the Video Games Chronicle speculate that the deal was closed in connection with the recent purchase of the anime platform Crunchyroll by Sony, which may be looking for ways to obtain additional content. Kadokawa also specializes in series and can bring more potential series to more than 100 million viewers. So the Elden Ring mentioned in the introduction did not talk again, and fans of games from FromSoftware have to wait patiently again. After the announcement at E3 2019, we basically did not hear about the game and the only thing that came for information in recent months were guaranteed news, how the title will undoubtedly be discussed at the next and next presentation or event. Unfortunately, so far to no avail…

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