There's a timeline where Dark Souls was a PlayStation exclusive, but Sony lost out on the chance because it wouldn't publish Demon's Souls in North America
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment executive Shuhei Yoshida revealed that Sony declined to publish Demon's Souls in North America, leading FromSoftware to partner with Bandai Namco for Dark Souls. This decision meant Sony missed out on publishing the Souls series, though they later secured Bloodborne. The article analyzes the impact of this publishing decision on the game industry and PlayStation's relationship with FromSoftware.
- Entities
- Topic: Console Exclusives
- Game: Armored Core
- Game: Dark Souls
- Company: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Company: FromSoftware
- Platform: PlayStation
- Person: Shuhei Yoshida
- Topic: Game Publishing
- Company: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Platform: PC
- Game: Bloodborne
- Game: Demon's Souls
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