Games Inbox: If Sony bought From Software, Portal 3 confusion, and Lego Star Wars puzzles
The Tuesday letters page is unimpressed by eFootball 2022’s v1.0 patch, as one reader is pessimistic about Warner’s DC Comics plans.
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The big one I love that the biggest complaint against Elden Ring so far is that it might not be the best thing FromSoftware has ever done. I haven’t heard anyone say they actually dislike it and its lowest review score on Metacritic is an 8/10. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game get such a great response and universal acclaim, but it’s the fact that it’s selling so well that has pleased me so much, given what a challenge it is.
With that in mind I saw a rumour today about Sony buying FromSoftware. I don’t think it’s true, and no sensible website has reported it, but it put it into my head that it was a good idea and could be the ‘big one’ that is rumoured for their next acquisition.
I know From is actually owned by another company but it seems to me they could easily come to an agreement to buy them or just buy both companies. Do that and they’d own arguably the most talented developer working at the moment. They wouldn’t own the Elden Ring name but given that was a new franchise, after Dark Souls, that shouldn’t matter.
Who knows if it’ll happen but I hope that’s the sort of scale of thing Sony is thinking of. It’d also explain why there’s been no news about Bloodborne recently, not even a PlayStation 5 patch. Here’s hoping.Mogwai
Unconvincing explanation I’m not sure I understood any element of that Portal 3 story. Valve are worried that a third game wouldn’t make enough money? Steam is a licence to print money and they’re worried one medium budget game will only make a relatively small profit?!
And we’re wrong to think
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