Game news From Software, the father of Elden Ring and Dark Souls, bought by Sony? The signing would be close between the creator of the PS5 and Kadokawa Corporation
Published on 11/19/2024 at 10:54
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The American news agency Reuters reported exclusive information. According to her, Sony Interactive Entertainment is on the verge of buying Kadokawa Group, a company specializing in the production and distribution of cross-media content. This would involve an acquisition, among others, of the FromSoftware studio.
Kadokawa is several video game studios
It was in the morning that the American news agency Reuters reported the information. According to her, the Sony company is in discussions to acquire Kadokawa : a company specializing in the production and publication of cross-media content, such as films, series but also video games. Reuters reports that two sources close to the matter explain that Sony would seek to fill its entertainment portfolio. Contacted by the press agency, Sony did not respond.
If the agreement were to be signed between the two companies, Sony would then get its hands on several video game studios. We note the presence of Acquire (Tenchu, Octopath Traveler or even Mario & Luigi: The Brotherhood Epic), Spike Chunsoft (which very recently released Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero) but especially FromSoftware. The latter developed the Dark Souls license as well as two games voted game of the year at the Game Awards: Sekiro Shadows Die Twice in 2019 and Elden Ring in 2022.
Sony already a shareholder of FromSoftware
If Sony then acquires FromSoftware, it would be a major acquisition for the video game world. The manufacturer of PlayStation consoles could then make FromSoftware games exclusives, limited or not, as it has already been able to do with Sekiro and Bloodborne. However, he would probably deprive himself of the potential revenues generated by the studio's productions. Something he doesn't want to do if he has the latest numbers generated by Elden Ring in mind: 20 million copies sold for the base game, five million for its DLC in the three days following its launch. Colossal figures for video games.
It should also be remembered that Sony Interactive Entertainment already owns 14.09% of FromSoftware's shares. Acquiring Kadokawa Corporation would mean obtaining 69.66% of the additional shares and therefore having 83.75% of the shares. The remaining 16.25% belonging to Sixjoy Hong Kong: a wholly owned subsidiary of Tencent responsible for its game publishing activities.
In any case, this rumor of Kadokawa's takeover by Sony is stirring up the crowds. This is evidenced by the rise in Kadokawa's share value in the last hours. If an agreement is reached between the two parties, it is said that the acquisition could be signed in the coming weeks.
