Nah - they keep doing their own thing and they are best at it - their "Souls" ares not defined by combat, but superb level designs and worldbuilding that no one has managed to match.
They are evolving in their own pace - long ago they said they are not ready to do full blown open world RPG - so they focused on making open world Souls, aka ER.
Eventually, they will get to full open world RPG, that still incorporates same basic Souls design.
Hopefully they never change that mindset - they got where they are by doing their thing and not caring about industry trends.







