PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst talked about Sony’s recent investment in Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, highlighting prospective “collaborations on the game development side.”
“You should think of collaborations on the game development side first and foremost,” Hulst informed Reuters (opens up in brand-new tab), “but it’s also not unthinkable with our PlayStation Productions efforts that we explore opportunities.”
PlayStation Productions is the internal multimedia arm which Sony developed in 2019 to helm movie and also television adjustments of its video clip game franchise business. Naturally, the workshop has actually so far dealt specifically in IP that Sony has, just recently dilating a Horizon Zero Dawn TV show for Netflix and also a God of War TV show on Amazon.
Sony has actually just gotten a minority risk in FromSoftware (approximately 14%, warm on the heels of Tencent’s 16%), implying the workshop’s IP are still directly under FromSoft moms and dad Kadokawa. If PlayStation Productions does wind up seeking something like a Dark Souls film or Elden Ring television program, they would certainly be amongst the workshop’s initial third-party initiatives.
The reality these jobs are also on the table speaks with the link in between Sony and also FromSoftware, and also this exact same link likewise shades Hulst’s talk about the game advancement side of this financial investment.
We’ve currently seen Demon’s Souls for PS3, Bloodborne for PS4, and also the Demon’s Souls Remake for PS5, and also all of those exclusives came in the past Sony officially included in its piece of FromSoftware. Hulst’s talk about the bargain are obscure, yet they do leave the door open for one more prospective PlayStation-exclusive FromSoftware game or cooperation.
FromSoftware has actually placed all hands on deck for Elden Ring, easily its best-selling game yet, yet it likewise has several games in energetic advancement. Elden Ring supervisor and also workshop head of state Hidetaka Miyazaki is already leading a new game, and also FromSoftware appears to have a separate game in its “final stages.”
In the exact same meeting, Hulst verified that PlayStation is continuing its push into mobile and PC games and also considering “further investments” in this room.
Source: gamesradar.com
