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[Spike]

Finished the DLC, Jesus, that Radahn fight must have been a complete clusterfuck before the nerfs.

Oh, it was.

 

[Odoryuk]

Finished the DLC, Jesus, that Radahn fight must have been a complete clusterfuck before the nerfs.

Well, he was a real god in his prime, at least relatively (having different soul in a different body probably diminished his powers somewhat). Haven't tried nerfed Radahn yet, but I don't mind if they made him less messed up

 

[Lyric Suite]

Except it's not Radahn in his prime, since all the light stuff comes from Miquella. Also he has bloodflame because he was resurrected from Mogh's body. He is a frankstein monster, not Radahn.

The whole Radahn in his prime thing might have intentionally been a farse. What you fight has nothing glorious about it, especially with Miquella perched on his back like Master/Blaster. It's completely fucked.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Should have done two DLCs for Elden Ring, rather than combining the two into a single one. I know they had planned a Radahn Prime boss fight, but I've heard rumors that they were going to do a Godwyn the Golden resurrection type thing with Miquella originally as a final DLC boss. The stuff with Godwyn and Miquella makes more sense. And it would be pretty awesome to see the sun finally going dark or something nightmarish and Godwyn returning. It could have gone either way on the horror side of that too, like as a monstrous god of death or as a figure of radiating golden light, maybe something draconic too. Could have been interesting overall.

 

[Odoryuk]

I'd rather want them to make a spiritual sequel to Bloodborne to go full horror, Elden Ring has a lot of horror moments, but in the setting they don't work because of higher powers that are involved. Bloodborne was more grounded, as it was just a human mind against the influence of old gods and their blood

 

[Morgoth]

Exclusive: Sony is in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring'​

By Anirban Sen and Sam Nussey
November 19, 20248:02 AM GMT+1Updated an hour ago

Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki attends the company's annual strategy briefing in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

NEW YORK/TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Sony (6758.T), opens new tab is in talks to acquire Kadokawa (9468.T)
, opens new tab, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game, two sources familiar with the matter said, as the technology giant looks to add to its entertainment portfolio.
The talks between the two sides are ongoing and, if successful, a deal could be signed in the coming weeks, the sources said.
Kadokawa’s shares closed up 23% at their daily limit. Its market capitalisation was around $2.7 billion prior to the Reuters report.

Sony declined to comment. Kadokawa said it cannot comment.
Sony already has a 2% stake in Kadokawa and a [USN:L4N3071LT TEXT:“stake in Kadokawa subsidiary”] FromSoftware, the developer of the hit fantasy role-playing game.
The critically acclaimed title is a collaboration between veteran game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin.
The game has sold 25 million units, with an expansion, “Shadow of the Erdtree”, selling 5 million units in the three days after its release in June.

Kadokawa began as a publisher in 1945, but has expanded franchises such as “Re:Zero” into games, anime, events and figures.
Its other franchises include “Delicious in Dungeon”, a manga series adapted into anime about adventurers exploring dungeons and eating monsters they encounter.
Known as the inventor of the Walkman, Sony has transformed from an electronics manufacturer into an entertainment and technology juggernaut spanning movies, music, games and chips.

“Loveable characters and intellectual property (IP) can live for 30, 50 or 100 years,” Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida [USN:L4N37F0AN TEXT:“said last year.“]
“That’s something we want to make investment in for sustainable growth,” he said.
Sony’s focus [USN:L1N3HX05V TEXT:“includes anime”], whose growth worldwide has been fueled by the spread of streaming services and greater familiarity with Japanese culture.

The group has also had success in extending the reach of its own franchises, with “The Last of Us” games series [USN:L1N37L045 TEXT:“adapted into”] a popular HBO drama.
Sony, which has a market valuation of around $114 billion, in January scrapped the $10 billion merger of its Indian arm with Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEE.NS)
, opens new tab saying some conditions were not met.
Kadokawa’s business has been buffeted in recent years.

In June, it was hit by a cyberattack that resulted in a data leak and affected business activities.
Two years ago, Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, the son of the company’s founder, resigned as chairman after he was indicted on bribery charges related to the Tokyo Olympics.

 

[Odoryuk]

A silver lining to this is that FromSoftware will not turn into Square Enix, Ubisoft or Blizzard and will just die quietly without making shitty games

 

[cyborgboy95]

If it does happen then goodbye From Software, I don't mind waiting extra 1 or 2 years for the pc ports of their games, but can't do anything about psn account requirement given the country I live in.

 

[duskvile]

This could be good news 'cause Sony can then release Bloodborne and From's games on PC as well.

 

[Odoryuk]

This could be good news 'cause Sony can then release Bloodborne and From's games on PC as well.

Nothing prevents them from doing this right now, FS themselves said they'd want more people to play Bloodborne on other platforms

 

[Morgoth]

Sony will just keep milking the Souls(tm) formula until From goes the way of Blizzard.

 

[ferratilis]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

 

[mediocrepoet]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

The angle might be less about specific IP than that From has a consistent track record of producing bangers since Demon's Souls on the PS3.

 

[Elttharion]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

IIRC From owns Armored Core, Sekiro, Kings Field and Elden Ring (at least partially). Sony owns Demon Souls and Bloodborne and Bandai owns Dark Souls.

 

[Odoryuk]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs. Anyway, fuck this entire industry, let them keep buying each other until it all comes crashing down.

IIRC From owns Armored Core, Sekiro, Kings Field and Elden Ring (at least partially). Sony owns Demon Souls and Bloodborne and Bandai owns Dark Souls.

More importantly, FromSoftware owns in general, meaning they can create a totally new IP that, at this point, will have very good sales (especially compared to the development costs). Sony might grab them for this alone (but it's California Sony, so FS is fucked big time)

 

[Ezekiel]

This could be good news 'cause Sony can then release Bloodborne and From's games on PC as well.

Nothing prevents them from doing this right now, FS themselves said they'd want more people to play Bloodborne on other platforms

FromSoftware doesn't wanna port it themselves because they're busy making new games and Sony probably can't because, after firing almost all their Japanese developers, they have too few Japanese-speaking devs left who understand the code and tools.

 

[toro]

A silver lining to this is that FromSoftware will not turn into Square Enix, Ubisoft or Blizzard and will just die quietly without making shitty games

 

[Herumor]

If it does happen then goodbye From Software, I don't mind waiting extra 1 or 2 years for the pc ports of their games, but can't do anything about psn account requirement given the country I live in.

You should murder Sony executives and their shareholders. That will change things.

 

[Elttharion]

Just a rumour of course but word on the jap side of twitter is that a Korean conglomerate was pursuing a hostile takeover of Kadokawa and they offered themselves to Sony as a lesser of two evils, so to speak. Probably PR talk from Sony or their fans but you never know.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Unforseen consequence to Elden Ring getting big. If it happens i guess it's over for FromSoft.

 

[HumanTotemPole]

The jig's up if it happens. Even disregarding any of the inevitable culture war stuff that would come with this acquisition, these games could easily be aggressively monetised to capitalise on player frustration.

 

[DemonKing]

How would that work exactly? Kadokawa has a stake in FromSoft, but Namco Bandai has all the IPs.

It wouldn't matter - From could just produce another variation of Dark Souls with a different name and fans would still lap it up...see Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring etc

Saying that, I can't think of any developer that's had success as an independent that has been able to replicate that success once it's absorbed into a corporate giant (see Bioware, Bethesda, Bungie etc).

 

[Tehdagah]

It's over...

FromSoftware parent Kadokawa confirms Sony has sent it a ‘letter of intent’ to acquire it​

https://www.videogameschronicle.com...has-sent-it-a-letter-of-intent-to-acquire-it/

 

[Lyric Suite]

Well, was nice while it lasted.

 

[Elttharion]

Sony is so bad I am rooting for the chinks to save the day