| Slimebeast said: From is concentrating all their talent on the Dark Souls series now., a sequel to Demon Soul would be made by another developer and would suck. Not that there's any truth to this rumor. |
1. Various insiders on gaf have either directly claimed or strongly hinted that Sony is working with From Software yet again on the Demon's Souls IP:
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=65162306#post65162306
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=67475551#post67475551
2. At E3, From Software staff strongly hinted at a next generation Demon's Souls sequel while demonstrating Dark Souls 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TMZyj7B734&feature=youtu.be&t=8m22s
3. The director of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, Hidetaka Miyazaki, is coincidentally not directing Dark Souls 2, which would leave him free to work on a certain rumored next generation version of the series:
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/dark_souls_ii/b/ps3/archive/2013/06/24/dark-souls-ii-39-s-new-director-talks-accessibility-and-has-never-broken-a-controller-in-frustration.aspx
4. I can't find a source to corroborate this, but I remember reading that SCEA took over control of Demon's Souls' servers from Atlus in North America alongside the game being made available free to PS+ members, and SCEA/SCEE finally accepting the franchise as one of their own would make sense if they're intending to push a sequel.
What do those 3 points (or 4 points, if my memory is correct about the last one) imply when taken together? :P
Now, if this is happening (and all signs, including this most recent listing, point to that being the case), I'm sure one might be curious as to why this is happening. There a number of factors probably contributing to this decision. From Software is probably unable to bankroll a next generation title on their own (note: Namco merely published Dark Souls outside of Japan, while the game was developed entirely by From Software and self-published in Japan). SCE is probably interested in helping a reliable third party establish themselves on their new hardaware, much like what we've seen with Microsoft and games like Titanfall or Dead Rising 3. Further, SCEJ has formed a strong relationship with From Software over the last three geneartions. Lastly, the producer of Demon's Souls from SCE's Japan Studio being a big fan of King's Field. These probably all played a part in helping such a deal come together.
And one last point, this is what Yoshida said in an interview when asked about Demon's Souls two weeks ago:
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"We have been great partners with From Software from the very beginning of PlayStation," Yoshida said. "I was actually the account manager of them when we launched PS one in Japan. I worked directly with [Naotoshi Zin], president of From, when they were entering into video game development. We have a long history of working as platform holder, developer and publisher in the case of Demon's Souls. We love them." I asked Yoshida if Demon's Souls is a franchise that could join series like Killzone, Gran Turismo and Uncharted as a multi-PlayStation platform — and if Sony would consider developing a sequel without From Software as the primary developer. "That's a great question, but because of the attention that will get, I choose not to answer," Yoshida said. "But personally, I love Demon's Souls. I spent hours and hours and hours [playing it]." "I love the team, I love the game and yeah, I'd really like to see more. But that's all that I will say." |
