While the DLC Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has just been nominated to become the potential GOTY 2024 at the Game Awards, we learned today some news that risks despairing Xbox players.
Sony about to make the takeover of the year?
The immense success ofElden Ring in 2022 and its DLC Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree in 2024 have definitively established the Japanese studio FromSoftware at the top of contemporary video gamesparticularly in terms of artistic direction. The two dark fantasy games developed by Hidetaka Miyazaki in collaboration with the American writer George RR Martin revolutionized the formula of die and retry by offering a very rich open world, whose game design was directly influenced by the successes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017).
While Shadow of the Erdtree could become the GOTY 2024, we learned today via the American press agency Reuters what the Japanese group Sony Interactive Entertainment would be on the verge of buying Kadokawa Group, owner of FromSoftware. Sony, which owns 14.09% of the development studio led by Hidetaka Miyazaki, would become the majority shareholder with 69.66% of the shares. The Japanese company could thus decide that the next productions from the studio behind Dark Souls, An axe or Bloodborne become PlayStation exclusives – even temporary – to the detriment of Xbox players.
If the acquisition of Kadokawa Group by Sony Interactive Entertainment is formalized, Sony would also get its hands on a real windfall for potential film and television adaptations. By adapting Dark Souls or Elden Ring on television or in the cinema, Sony could thus compete with Warner Bros., which currently dominates the fantasy war with the universe of Game of Thrones a you Lord of the Rings. We therefore understand why Kadokawa’s share price skyrocketed following the announcement in Reuters. If the agreement is signed, we should have formalization in the coming weeks. Of course, we will keep you informed on Hitek!
Source: hitek.fr
