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FromSoftware owner Kadokawa confirms Sony sent an 'initial letter of intent' to acquire them
20 November 2024 at 2:41 pm UTC

Quoting: Ehvis
Quoting: elmapulplease say no!

But sony wants that Elden Ring live service game!
that is the least of my worries

Sony reportedly looking to acquire Kadokawa, owner of ELDEN RING dev FromSoftware
19 November 2024 at 6:28 pm UTC Likes: 4

Quoting: dibzI really hope this doesn't happen, the gaming issues are obvious and already pointed out.

Sony is getting more and more of a monopoly on all things anime, and has been cranking prices to everything they touch for some time now. Really looking forward to $100+ prices on BD anime seasons for nearly everything, when they even get released at all anymore.
not to mention censorship, and removing content from people who purchased it digitally, as they did once they merged funimation and crunchroll.

Sony reportedly looking to acquire Kadokawa, owner of ELDEN RING dev FromSoftware
19 November 2024 at 12:07 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: basedNext FromSoft game will have Concord characters as bosses
that is, if they get to make an game, instead of acting as support team/aditional staff for their next big flop.

or remake/remaster.

Sony reportedly looking to acquire Kadokawa, owner of ELDEN RING dev FromSoftware
19 November 2024 at 11:01 am UTC Likes: 5

holy crap, kadokawa is huge, if sony acquire then that will be REALLY bad

Single-player survival horror game Sorry We're Closed out now and should work great on Steam Deck
18 November 2024 at 7:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

great asthetic, horrible choice of music for the trailer.
i hope this isnt part of the soundtrack

GOG launch their Preservation Program to make games live forever with a hundred classics being 're-released'
14 November 2024 at 6:12 am UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: KlaasThe interesting question is if any of those changes break wine compatibility, since they explicitly mention that they only look at things from the Windows perspective.
so long as we can install old versions, its not a big deal

GOG launch their Preservation Program to make games live forever with a hundred classics being 're-released'
14 November 2024 at 6:10 am UTC

Quoting: hell0Reading the headline I was expecting gog to have taken over publishing rights for these games or something similar. But given their entirely noncommittal FAQ entry, I will chuck that one in the "marketing intern had a cool idea so we ran with it" bin.

QuoteCan a game be removed from the Program?

We never want a game to be removed from the GOG Preservation Program, and at the time of this writing, we don’t see a reason it should happen.

sigh, in other words, useless

GOG launch their Preservation Program to make games live forever with a hundred classics being 're-released'
14 November 2024 at 6:03 am UTC

thinking about it a little bit more, i think they want to avoid regulation...

see governments? we dont need piracy to ensure video game preservation, nor mods to ensure the games still run on modern systems! we as an industry can provide that service!


sure, but if they plan to patch the game everytime it break on newer versions of windows, what they gonna do if their patch isnt compatible with an mod?
and what about people who purchased those games elsewere and will have to purchase again?
or all the games they dont sell?

so... i hope they dont plan to use this as an bullshit argument against regulations that allow "fair use preservation", its an good thing what they are doing lets hope its not for some nefarious reason.