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FromSoftware didn’t want Sony to publish Dark Souls as it was ‘disappointed’ by how Demon’s Souls was treated
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And now Sony owns them. As much as I like From, I'm getting ready to cope with them enshittifying.
Sony owns 14% of fromsoft and 10% of their parent company's parent company. I bet that's enough for them to push some shitty things but it still gives from some room to push back.
Sony doesn't own them, they're just a big investor in them.
14% ownership is ownership. Not just "big investor". It's not big enough ownership to pull unilateral changes, but when someone owns 14% of your company they do sit at the big boy table.
To reiterate this, in the US, buying anything over 5% of a public company requires public disclosure to the SEC, as it means the buyer has immense influence on that company. At that point other shareholders, i.e other owners, should know about it.
Elden Ring already happened, it’s enshittifying already.
Their next game is a copy pasted cash grab rip off of Elden Ring.
The shit is here.
Hey I was a skeptic too but got to play it for an hour during the network test and am actually cautiously optimistic. I could still be wrong but it seemed like they put a lot of thought into the new systems.
I have also expressed doubt about nightreign in the past but am on board now. And calling elden ring part of the enshitification process is absolutely ridiculous. I dont care if you're a "fromsoft purist", elden ring is a phenomenal game by any metric.
I cannot wrap my head around how Elden Ring is a good game. The world is empty and dull. The bosses are copy paste. The dungeons are copy paste. It was so boring for me from beginning to end. The story was dumb. I don't remember one character because they're all boring and there's no reason to give a shit about any of them. I will probably die not understanding why Elden Ring was considered good instead average at best.
I'm sorry you feel that way.