The Japanese video game studio FromSoftware, which notably designed the popular series “Dark Souls:and most recently the popular gameElden ringOn Wednesday, it announced a 30% equity stake from giants Sony and Tencent.
China’s Tencent’s Hong Kong subsidiary will take a 16.25% stake in the studio and Sony 14.09% for a total investment of 36.4 billion yen (262.5 million euros at current prices), it said. in the press release of Kadokawa Corporation, the parent company. FromSoftware.
This financial investment will give the studio more resources to develop its games without changing anything about its “philosophy“and his”independence“In terms of communication with the gamer community and the choice of platforms, FromSoftware assures.
The partnership with its new minority shareholders should also provide it with technical support and allow it greater commercial expansion globally, according to the studio.
attractive target
FromSoftware has long been seen as an attractive frontrunner for Sony, which is making targeted purchases of video game studios and publishers around the world.
The PlayStation 5 maker, in particular, bought US developer and publisher Bungie for $3.6 billion at the start of the year, then bolstered its stake in Epic Games, publisher of the popular shooter and survival game Fortnite.
Tencent also has stakes in Epic Games, as well as France’s Ubisoft, in which it may soon increase its stake, according to press reports in early August.
FromSoftware specifically released in late FebruaryElden ring“, an action-RPG (semi-role-playing game, semi-action game) in a dark fantasy universe, created by game creator Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. The result of a collaboration between Martin, author of the literary saga George R. origin of the TV series”Game Of Thrones“. The title is a success, having already sold over 16 million units to date.
Source: Le Figaro
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