The largest gaming corporations continue to monopolize the market, absorbing entire companies and buying up
Only today it became known that the Chinese from NetEase acquired the French studio Quantic Dream, as new information arrived in time.
Sony has acquired a 14.1% stake in FromSoftware, the developer of such popular games as Elden Ring, the Dark Souls series, Demon's Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
In addition to Sony, the largest Chinese holding Tencent has also acquired a stake in Hidetaka Miyazaki's company. He bought a 16.3% stake in FromSoftware.
The total value of the shares now owned by Sony and Tencent is 36.4 billion yen ($262 million).
A controlling stake in FromSoftware is still held by the studio's parent company, Kadokawa Corporation.
Tencent and Sony are buying part of Elden Ring maker From Software.
Tencent unit Sixjoy will become thesecond-largest shareholder with 16.3%, while Sony Interactive Entertainment will own 14.1% for a combined investment of 36.4b yen. Kadokawa will still be the majority holder pic.twitter.com/T2NY30OBiG
— Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド (@GearoidReidy) August 31, 2022