It should be worth noting that if Sony doesn't acquire Kadokawa, Kakao (a South Korean internet conglomerate) and Tencent are breathing down their necks as well. Hell, there's another rumor going around that this is all happening because Kadokawa approached Sony themselves to help prevent a hostile company takeover from Kakao. Now in my opinion, Sony is the lesser evil of the other 2 companies and is why it seems the Japanese government is okay with this move because the last thing they want is for a foreign company to have this much power in the anime/manga entertainment business. Obviously, best case scenario is that Kadokawa remains where they stand, but that won't be happening with the founding family gone. Someone is getting them either way.
Kakao and Tencent are way better options than Sony for the consumer. The games remain multiplatform, and the anime remains uncensored/un-mistranslated.
@@MN-jw7mmImagine being so out of touch that saying Tencent is a better option that Sony to acquire Kadokawa, lmao. This is console warrior blindness at it's extreme. I didn't like MS acquiring Activision, not at all. But I much prefer it's them of the alternative was Tencent Btw why are you assuming Fromsoft games would go exclusive? What Playstation studio acquisitions have blocked off established IP which was previously multiplatform? They've already shown to be increasingly open to bringing games to other platforms, and the most similar previous acquisition was Bungie - which they confirmed at the start would remain multiplat. It's just good business to sell games in more places
@@MN-jw7mmno the fuck they aren’t. What part of hostile takeover does your brain not comprehend? And saying ten cent is better than Sony is like saying fast food and junk food is better for the consumer than high end restaurants or even cooking yourself because it’s more accessible, like shut up dude.
@@legendlalolol sony isnt high end sht. Have you guys been blind for the past months with the sht Playstation is pulling? They're as scummy as Tencent. This is fine if you're a sony fanboy but the actual majority of gamers(PC) are compromised with this.
gamers only talk about from software, but kadokawa is huge. huge as in one of the biggest novel, manga, anime publisher in japan. from soft isn’t the cherry on the pie, from software is so minor compared to all the IP kadokawa holds.
Gamers talk about games because they care about games. And never talk for other people because it's arrogance mixed with cluelessness and you're ALWAYS WRONG. A LOT OF GAMERS TALK ANIME...derp...sigh
Oh my god that Green Goblin helmet is amazing!! Looks like it was straight up pulled from the set! You have my approval, fantastic purchase. Now to convince my wife…
The idea of From being Sony owned kinda sucks but from what I can tell, their parent company is selling out regardless, and their IP portfolio is huge and varied. This could honestly help Sony in so many ways, from films to games and even more. God forbid 10cent buy them instead....
I’m praying for the deal to fall through tbh, monopolization is the last thing we need in this industry right now. We need smaller studios and publishers that aren’t just the console manufacturers plus EA and Ubisoft.
If this deal goes through, it starts the countdown timer for everyone who makes From Software great. Some will be fired immediately; the rest will count the days until they vest or get pushed out. This is how big tech works. They gobble up money-strapped companies, promise employees nothing will change, and then slowly gut that pony in front of everyone for hungry-hungry-shareholders. Only people who have never worked in corporate can see this as "good news." I hope I'm wrong, but…
@@justincantrell09Microsoft isn’t hoarding exclusives but you know for damn sure Sony will. I’m not tryna wait a year+ after release for the next Souls/Elden Ring to come to PC
Here's what people don't get about the whole situation. Independence for Kadokawa is not happening. There are already reports that Kakao a South Korean company and Tencent are talking about a hostile takeover. So your option is Kadokawa can stay in Japan with a company they have a long relationship with, or they go to Korea or China... is that really better or what people want? Cause I'll take Sony owning them over those other companies any day.
@Savant: have been telling that for a while but forget why ppl can't differentiate between Japan owned Sony businesses &merican owned SIE. Dunno why it's so hard for ppl to just keep SiE different from Japan's Sony which makes most of its money from electronic hardware and components and in entertainment side , they handle licensing for record labels COMPARED to western SIE whose sole profits is from PS console and their games licensing to movie/TV/streaming show by Hollywood so it's a one trick pony rather than versatile business like Japan one.
I pick China. Tencent are known for not meddling with their purchased companies. They just let them do what they used to do as long as it brings money unlike sony
So why do you think Sony would be a better choice? Just compare Tencent's Riot games to Bungie Certainly, being bought by Sony is the worst thing that can happen in gaming and for gamers. They are going to ban all xbox players and half the world who don't have psn access from playing From Software is at its peak and Sony can't afford to help them improve their games Sony isn't going to increase your access to games by offering them on the service And this is only about gaming, and Monopoly and its disadvantages in anime is a topic of separation, which is so clear that I don't see any reason to explain. . So why are you happy about this terrible event?
Working for a data center hosting a private cloud infrastructure, this stuff is ridiculous expensive. It makes sense that they would try to limit the user base by only offering it to the highest tier subscribers. They gotta keep it profitable. I can guarantee that if too many people sign up, prices will go up to keep up with hardware and dissuade it from being over crowded.
The best chance for Fromsoft to survive this whole situation without becoming a corporate slave of SONY, is imo just buying themselves out from Kadokawa and becoming it's own publisher and developer, no parenting stuff.
this would hopefully be sony's process: 1. acquire Kadokawa 2. use KadoK's resources to bolster FromSoft media on all fronts. talkin' about more Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Armored Core and Elden Ring comics/manga, other cool shit 3. Set up PS5 Pro with Bloodborne Remake for 2025-26 to acknowledge the anniversary of the OG release the fact that Bloodborne has a handful of comic volumes, a fan-made demake and Kart version, and a fan-made remaster, after TEN YEARS... is rough yo. Please Sony give us a blood vial dawg.
Jake you should make a video on bloodborne and why it was such a big deal / what seperates it from other souls games and souls like games. I see this game get talked about so much more then other ones and I’ve never played it to exactly know why. I understand that it’s considered amazing, but would love your perspective on what made it so special at the time
Portal was always good. The market shows it: sales exceed Sony’s expectations, and it’s the top selling accessory for Sony in 2024. It’s a good reminder the initial takes of “the internet” do not necessarily indicate the larger market sentiment.
Im glad to hear of possible improvements to the portal. I was so excited to get mine and havent used it as much as i would have thought. I have strong internet but still get crazy frame drops and poor connection in general.
The thing is a studio is the people working at it, not its name. Just look at Bio-ware and its recent releases without any of the core members of the original team. Hidetaka Miyazaki and his team if they so chose could easily move on and form their own team that I'm sure would be successful. For me any game his team release interests me. Doesn't have to have the name Elden Ring 2 etc.
Personally I don't like this deal. I feel like Kadokawa should be its own thing.... They own soo much stuff related to manga / light novels / magazines, publishing houses, movie studios, anime studios... Also Bookwalker (one of the largest Japanese + international way to purchase digital manga / light novels / magazines). I can see how it would be a good thing for Sony as they will be able to continue making movies, anime, anime figures based on game IPs. Sony already owns Crunchyroll now with Kadokawa, they could become quite the monopoly in a way....
Sony wouldn’t even own 10% of the anime production. Let alone manga. Which kodakawa owns barely anything from. There’s 3 companies in Japan which are way bigger than kodakawa on anime. Far from a monopoly
@JDisclmd For me it's more about Bookwalker which is part of Kadokawa lol... I rather it stays not part of Sony. It's probably because I lightly worry that Sony would consolidate Bookwalker to become part of Crunchyroll.
Jake you forgot to mention Kadakowa wants Sony to buy them to prevent a hostile takeover of a korean company called Kakao and prefer Sony a Japanese company and longtime partners to buy them
I am glad Microsoft is giving people more options on how to play their games. Me personally, I am not too fond of cloud streaming(in general) I much rather prefer playing on the actual hardware, but that is just me. :)
Fromsoft needs to be like Kojima. Let them do what they want. Don't make exclusives other than bloodborne. Everything else should be a third party. Make bloodborne on pc. You have no excuses, Sony.
I'm glad sony moves on from ip. I don't want uncharted studio like Xbox has halo studio and the coalition. Let teams move on. Give people something new and exciting.
Perhaps this way next fromsoftware game might actually have a decent ingame engine, not the outdated crap being used in elden ring. Great game that is let down by poor optimization. (New DLC still mixed reviews on steam as an example). Not for monopolies, just trying to look on the bright side...
As someone who plays pretty much exclusively on the playstation, I would hate if fromsofts games where only released on that platform, everyone should be able to enjoy them.
Oh come on, Microsoft has taken over the Elders Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Stalker 2, Starfield etc. Which we, Playstation players cannot play. So everyone has to carry his own cross.
The thing with cloud streaming is that it’s not going to work great in every country. Like Australia our internet just isn’t good enough to steam with good quality
If Sony bought From software, for me it would just be like any other time they released games in the past: almost entirely exclusive on PlayStation platforms. Everyone is pointing out From software as a big asset, but I don't think Sony really cares, they just want to own the rights to the endless amounts of anime Kadokawa has under their umbrella.
Tbh, I highly doubt they'd take revenue away from the PC market because the games they release are far too big like COD. If its like STALKER 2, Starfield, and so on where they aren't big sellers, they will be more exclusive. That's why I hated when Phil Spencer said Case by Case analysis. I just hated the whole court case overall because I kept telling people that we should stop this acquisition of Activision Blizzard King because that will open the floodgates with an acquisition war. There's no point in stopping it now. And Kadokawa is more in favour of Sony over others because they're Japanese and have extensive experience in the particular field of ANIME, Manga, and video games. And Sony will basically take the majority of the anime industry. Most anime companies actually need those big backers like Sony because pirating is pretty bad.
Pirating is never going to go away and in my personal opinion is the only morally correct choice in today's world. Mostly because of companies like Sony, who do not care about their customers and want to nickle and dime us for all we're worth, to say nothing of their disrespect to Anime and Manga IN GENERAL.. I mean, look at Crunchyroll. Something Sony owns, incase you didn't know. It used to be a pirate site, they went legit and now they are constantly in SOME form of controversy. For example, recently the higher-ups in Crunchyroll were stealing someones fan mail. That is grounds for a major lawsuit AND jail time as that is ILLEGAL. But, even if you ignore that HORRENDOUS LACK OF INTELLIGENCE... Their role in the Anime industry is horrendous. Their Anime is poorly localized, censored and just overall propagandized garbage. So from a human standpoint, they're scum and from a business standpoint, they're both incompetent AND scum. Nice. At least pirates care about the medium, hence why many of them are properly translated and treated with respect. Says a lot doesn't it? That the pirates respect and preserve media BETTER than the corporations SELLING THEM.. Not to mention, it boggles my mind that we STILL care about piracy. Instead of.. Oh I dunno.. Making a product so good, you wouldn't WANT to pirate in the first place? Guess people never thought of that one.. "Piracy isn't a financial issue, it's a service one." Gabe Newell. You cannot and WILL NOT EVER get rid of piracy. Stop bloody trying. Until these Anime companies respect their fans and provide the best service possible that isn't a blatant rip off, get rid of propagandized translations in the West, get rid of constant disrespect to the culture of Japan, AND stop trying to nickle and dime their customers with pointless streams and no physical media and start making PHYSICAL MEDIA THE NORM... Until all of that is accomplished? Piracy will continue to exist. But, when I see comments like yours who say pirating is bad? I can tell that will never happen because so many people are clearly okay with garbage as LONG as it doesn't affect them.
I disagree on the Sony holding onto IP's. I think what they do is let an IP take a break and replace it with a new one. IE: Killzone to Horizon, Infamous to Ghost of Tsushima. I wouldn't be surprised to see those two take a break after a trilogy and a return to previous IP's. Rinse, repeat. Just my conspiracy theory 😂
I also feel like as unchartered was finishing up, they were reintroducing GOW. It is admirable that Sony can give ips a break but I also think your idea sounds a little too good to be true. I can't see killzone and especially infamous coming back. I could def be wrong though.
I don’t understand y people r mad that Sony doesn’t force their studios to milk ip ever since the ps1 all Sony games r trilogy’s like Spyro and crash it has always been that way and seems to be people don’t wanna make the same thing every single time and if u force them they will just leave the studio and u get a BioWare situation where it isn’t really the same BioWare
I was so exited for the portal update. As a dad who doesn’t have much time I’ve really enjoyed it. I was super sad once I realized they wanted me to pay for premium. I just can’t afford that
Even though I’m a PlayStation fan, this is why I hope Xbox continue to produce video game consoles. I genuinely fear a world where Sony has that much creative control. Keep studios doing what they do best
I would love to see Sony acquire FromSoft. People are acting like it’s the end of the world but the two companies have been tied extremely closely together for YEARS now.
I’m hoping it doesn’t go through but if they did acquire it, Sony would be smart to just let them keep doing what FromSoft has been doing and to not interfere with their process
I don’t like subscriptions in general But I’m really considering getting ps portal now🤔 (Don’t have ps5, mainly play on steam deck, waiting for switch 2) Might be cool to play few games there 👀 My country doesn’t get PSN - so may be turn it into my handheld to play Sony games P.s. helmet is awesome
If this was during the last console generation this wouldn't be concerning news, but with how Sony has been in recent years and how they've treated Bloodborne specifically, I really don't want them owning all of FromSoft
Those dozens of countries are a massive majority of the market there is a reason they don’t care about the other regions because it isn’t worth the cost of legally building servers there
@@nicholasvaccaro4826 These kind of people are hilarious to me... They don't understand that gaming is a business, not the Red Cross and Sony is not Mother Teresa.
@avelonzx hey mother Teresa not asking for your charity, Mr important. My money is worth the same as yours big boy. Oh and by the way Sony doesn't need servers to host games on steam Mr genius. They just do it to force idiots in those 12 countries to make psn accounts and inflate their numbers.
Nah bro, they saw what happened with bungle trying to let them run solo. If they get from software it’s going to be good. Plus all the anime they get as well
My kid uses my Portal way more than me and the timing is pointless because I game him my PS5 when my Pro arrived so it doesn't help really. I will very rarely use streaming on either of the platforms.
I can definitely see PlayStation making fromsoftware games exclusive. They already do it with me, Bloodborne and Demon Souls, those two games are not available on anything except PlayStation. They've seen it works and they will definitely do it again. It will only improve console sales
I’m not mad at the FromSoft stuff. If Microsoft are allowed to “stabilise” their gaming business by buying multiple major publishers, I think Sony should be entitled to do the same - on a much smaller scale. PlayStation is easily the company that makes the “most sense” for FromSoft to end up at if an acquisition were to ever happen, and if some rumours of a potential looming hostile takeover from South Korea are true, then Sony would easily be the better and safer option imo. Whether they do exclusives or not, I don’t know. I’d be against it if they did, because they’d be shooting themselves and FromSoft in the foot. But yeah, ultimately I’m not against it at all.
Agreed people forget that Japan studios is responsible partially for demon souls which is the main code creatively that used in dark souls and elden ring . Software would never have done it without Sony . They already own 15% of Fromsoftware because of that code they still use . And then they only innovated again with Bloodborne because Sony demands excellence.
@ Sony is a Japanese company, actually have an install base in the region, have a deep history with developers both first, second, and third party in the region. Sony and FromSoft have an intimate working history compared to anyone else in the acquisition market. Your point about Bungie, as of right now, is completely unfounded so I’m going to discard that comment. There’s literally nothing to suggest they’re a “glorified support studio”, or that Sony ruined them. All accounts clearly point to the fact that Bungie was f****d before and during the acquisition, and Sony gave them leeway in a separate vertical. Bungie didn’t sort their sh** out, so Sony stepped in. They didn’t close the studio, they reintegrated a not insignificant number of the employees elsewhere, and still have projects in the works at the studio.
Yup all my favorite anime is being censored and just a few days ago I said to a friend it feels like the only thing I have left still is my fromsoft games……well now that gone as well
It should be worth noting that if Sony doesn't acquire Kadokawa, Kakao (a South Korean internet conglomerate) and Tencent are breathing down their necks as well. Hell, there's another rumor going around that this is all happening because Kadokawa approached Sony themselves to help prevent a hostile company takeover from Kakao. Now in my opinion, Sony is the lesser evil of the other 2 companies and is why it seems the Japanese government is okay with this move because the last thing they want is for a foreign company to have this much power in the anime/manga entertainment business. Obviously, best case scenario is that Kadokawa remains where they stand, but that won't be happening with the founding family gone. Someone is getting them either way.
Kakao and Tencent are way better options than Sony for the consumer. The games remain multiplatform, and the anime remains uncensored/un-mistranslated.
@@MN-jw7mmImagine being so out of touch that saying Tencent is a better option that Sony to acquire Kadokawa, lmao. This is console warrior blindness at it's extreme.
I didn't like MS acquiring Activision, not at all. But I much prefer it's them of the alternative was Tencent
Btw why are you assuming Fromsoft games would go exclusive? What Playstation studio acquisitions have blocked off established IP which was previously multiplatform? They've already shown to be increasingly open to bringing games to other platforms, and the most similar previous acquisition was Bungie - which they confirmed at the start would remain multiplat. It's just good business to sell games in more places
@@MN-jw7mmno the fuck they aren’t. What part of hostile takeover does your brain not comprehend? And saying ten cent is better than Sony is like saying fast food and junk food is better for the consumer than high end restaurants or even cooking yourself because it’s more accessible, like shut up dude.
@@legendlalolol sony isnt high end sht. Have you guys been blind for the past months with the sht Playstation is pulling? They're as scummy as Tencent. This is fine if you're a sony fanboy but the actual majority of gamers(PC) are compromised with this.
fyi...tencent owns 16.25% of fromsoftware and they leave the devs alone, will sony do the same?
gamers only talk about from software, but kadokawa is huge. huge as in one of the biggest novel, manga, anime publisher in japan. from soft isn’t the cherry on the pie, from software is so minor compared to all the IP kadokawa holds.
As if that's gonna change anything. Sony will still corrupt FromSoftware and make a mess of everything. lol
just more anime related things for Sony to destroy.
Gamers talk about games because they care about games. And never talk for other people because it's arrogance mixed with cluelessness and you're ALWAYS WRONG. A LOT OF GAMERS TALK ANIME...derp...sigh
I just saw a video from moon channel on TH-cam and fromsoft profit is 80% of all kadokawa this year so...
Uhhhh isnt from software their most profitable asset???
Oh my god that Green Goblin helmet is amazing!! Looks like it was straight up pulled from the set! You have my approval, fantastic purchase. Now to convince my wife…
Please no. No corporate ruining of the goat game developer. NO. NO. NO.
LEAVE THEM ALONE.
The idea of From being Sony owned kinda sucks but from what I can tell, their parent company is selling out regardless, and their IP portfolio is huge and varied. This could honestly help Sony in so many ways, from films to games and even more. God forbid 10cent buy them instead....
Better with Tencent than censored and made exclusive by Sony.
No Japanese firm would let a Chinese company buy it…
@@MN-jw7mm you have to tripping if you think tencent is better
@@MN-jw7mm tencent will make them overpriced and ruin lots of staff its an evil company better with sony anyways
@@MN-jw7mm You have no idea what your talking about. Tencent is horrible, they would ruin From.
I’m praying for the deal to fall through tbh, monopolization is the last thing we need in this industry right now. We need smaller studios and publishers that aren’t just the console manufacturers plus EA and Ubisoft.
If this deal goes through, it starts the countdown timer for everyone who makes From Software great. Some will be fired immediately; the rest will count the days until they vest or get pushed out. This is how big tech works. They gobble up money-strapped companies, promise employees nothing will change, and then slowly gut that pony in front of everyone for hungry-hungry-shareholders. Only people who have never worked in corporate can see this as "good news."
I hope I'm wrong, but…
@@TheFanatic33 nah. Let Sony have their acquisition moments, just like Microsoft did with Bethesda and Activision.
This acquisition doesn't threaten a monopoly of anything.
@@justincantrell09Microsoft isn’t hoarding exclusives but you know for damn sure Sony will. I’m not tryna wait a year+ after release for the next Souls/Elden Ring to come to PC
@@210gremlinthat wouldn’t happen you dunce. At worst it won’t come to Xbox right away. But pc day and date is guaranteed.
Jake kissing the green goblin was not something I was expecting 😶
Here's what people don't get about the whole situation. Independence for Kadokawa is not happening. There are already reports that Kakao a South Korean company and Tencent are talking about a hostile takeover. So your option is Kadokawa can stay in Japan with a company they have a long relationship with, or they go to Korea or China... is that really better or what people want? Cause I'll take Sony owning them over those other companies any day.
Tencent (China) >>> Sony (Blackrock+California+WOKE)
@@Aimer976 SME (japan), SIE (america). Learn the difference.
@Savant: have been telling that for a while but forget why ppl can't differentiate between Japan owned Sony businesses &merican owned SIE.
Dunno why it's so hard for ppl to just keep SiE different from Japan's Sony which makes most of its money from electronic hardware and components and in entertainment side , they handle licensing for record labels
COMPARED to western SIE whose sole profits is from PS console and their games licensing to movie/TV/streaming show by Hollywood so it's a one trick pony rather than versatile business like Japan one.
I pick China. Tencent are known for not meddling with their purchased companies. They just let them do what they used to do as long as it brings money unlike sony
So why do you think Sony would be a better choice?
Just compare Tencent's Riot games to Bungie
Certainly, being bought by Sony is the worst thing that can happen in gaming and for gamers.
They are going to ban all xbox players and half the world who don't have psn access from playing
From Software is at its peak and Sony can't afford to help them improve their games
Sony isn't going to increase your access to games by offering them on the service
And this is only about gaming, and Monopoly and its disadvantages in anime is a topic of separation, which is so clear that I don't see any reason to explain.
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So why are you happy about this terrible event?
Working for a data center hosting a private cloud infrastructure, this stuff is ridiculous expensive. It makes sense that they would try to limit the user base by only offering it to the highest tier subscribers. They gotta keep it profitable. I can guarantee that if too many people sign up, prices will go up to keep up with hardware and dissuade it from being over crowded.
The best chance for Fromsoft to survive this whole situation without becoming a corporate slave of SONY, is imo just buying themselves out from Kadokawa and becoming it's own publisher and developer, no parenting stuff.
this would hopefully be sony's process:
1. acquire Kadokawa
2. use KadoK's resources to bolster FromSoft media on all fronts. talkin' about more Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Armored Core and Elden Ring comics/manga, other cool shit
3. Set up PS5 Pro with Bloodborne Remake for 2025-26 to acknowledge the anniversary of the OG release
the fact that Bloodborne has a handful of comic volumes, a fan-made demake and Kart version, and a fan-made remaster, after TEN YEARS... is rough yo. Please Sony give us a blood vial dawg.
Protect fromsoft at all costs
Jake you should make a video on bloodborne and why it was such a big deal / what seperates it from other souls games and souls like games. I see this game get talked about so much more then other ones and I’ve never played it to exactly know why. I understand that it’s considered amazing, but would love your perspective on what made it so special at the time
“Norman’s on sabbatical” bro yesss lmao
They really need to bring Kill Zone back. Kill Zone 2 was 🔥
Portal was always good. The market shows it: sales exceed Sony’s expectations, and it’s the top selling accessory for Sony in 2024. It’s a good reminder the initial takes of “the internet” do not necessarily indicate the larger market sentiment.
If you didnt know the real Green Goblin helmet just went up for auction at Prop store
For the portal and cloud you have to have premium it won't work with extra?
Im glad to hear of possible improvements to the portal. I was so excited to get mine and havent used it as much as i would have thought. I have strong internet but still get crazy frame drops and poor connection in general.
almost feels like Sony is trying to get a new exclusive IP after Square Enix announced they wouldn't release exclusives anymore...
The thing is a studio is the people working at it, not its name. Just look at Bio-ware and its recent releases without any of the core members of the original team. Hidetaka Miyazaki and his team if they so chose could easily move on and form their own team that I'm sure would be successful. For me any game his team release interests me. Doesn't have to have the name Elden Ring 2 etc.
Sony is clearly gearing up to compete again within the handheld market.
Exactly
I really hope from software stays the way it is right now
wow to that Green Goblin mask! I just did a vid on the scene when Doc Oc wakes up on the hospital - Evil Dead horror vibes.
Personally I don't like this deal. I feel like Kadokawa should be its own thing.... They own soo much stuff related to manga / light novels / magazines, publishing houses, movie studios, anime studios... Also Bookwalker (one of the largest Japanese + international way to purchase digital manga / light novels / magazines). I can see how it would be a good thing for Sony as they will be able to continue making movies, anime, anime figures based on game IPs. Sony already owns Crunchyroll now with Kadokawa, they could become quite the monopoly in a way....
Sony wouldn’t even own 10% of the anime production. Let alone manga. Which kodakawa owns barely anything from.
There’s 3 companies in Japan which are way bigger than kodakawa on anime. Far from a monopoly
@JDisclmd For me it's more about Bookwalker which is part of Kadokawa lol... I rather it stays not part of Sony. It's probably because I lightly worry that Sony would consolidate Bookwalker to become part of Crunchyroll.
Not gonna happen, they’re gonna sell. And Sony is the better option, no other way to look at it.
@@legendlalo Yeah rationally I agree. It could be a big win for the companies (Sony and Kadokawa)
Sony may be buying up FromSoftware and Jake may be kissing his helmet but more importantly, where my pizza at 👀
If Sony doesn’t buy them another company will probably buy them, that’s just how these things go.
12:43 but you did, just say “pause” time and ur good 😂😂 love you Jake!
That helmet is so sick also hopefully fromsoft doesn’t get sold we don’t need more exclusives
12:43 this is why your my favorite TH-camr. You kill it with the news and hot takes then you do stuff like this 😂
Does FS have no say to it or they just going to be sold by Kodakawa?
Jake you forgot to mention Kadakowa wants Sony to buy them to prevent a hostile takeover of a korean company called Kakao and prefer Sony a Japanese company and longtime partners to buy them
I feel like Sony is trying to buy Kadokawa to completely control the anime industry here in the states after the bought Crunchyroll/ Funimation
Good to see the Wednesday banger back, Jake.
The Spiderman video link ain't in the description
I am glad Microsoft is giving people more options on how to play their games. Me personally, I am not too fond of cloud streaming(in general) I much rather prefer playing on the actual hardware, but that is just me. :)
Fromsoft needs to be like Kojima. Let them do what they want. Don't make exclusives other than bloodborne. Everything else should be a third party. Make bloodborne on pc. You have no excuses, Sony.
Don’t make anything exclusive, not even bloodborne
That helmet is so freaking cool!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Sony: Fromsoft and I, we're gonna have one hell of a time.
Kadokawa will be under Sony Japan but Fromsoft is a game dev and it'll prolly be consolidated under SIE America/
I'm glad sony moves on from ip. I don't want uncharted studio like Xbox has halo studio and the coalition. Let teams move on. Give people something new and exciting.
please tell me that ssx3 is on that xbox streaming list thing!!!
The portal upgrade gives me hope that one day PS3 will be added. I just want to play Resistance 1, 2 and 3 again :(
12:14 looking cool joker!!
Perhaps this way next fromsoftware game might actually have a decent ingame engine, not the outdated crap being used in elden ring. Great game that is let down by poor optimization. (New DLC still mixed reviews on steam as an example). Not for monopolies, just trying to look on the bright side...
As someone who plays pretty much exclusively on the playstation, I would hate if fromsofts games where only released on that platform, everyone should be able to enjoy them.
I’ve been waiting on the pizza for a MINUTE. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never heard Jake use the F word before lol! Love it
You must not listen to the FPS podcast lol.
It's actually the opposite, the owner of FromSoftware reached out to Sony with a deal. Apparently a K-pop company wants to buy FromSoftware too.
If xbox is indeed making a handheld, this change to xcloud streaming could, well, be a game changer.
My favorite topic was the bonus point! Lol Freaking, SICK!!
Anyway, thanks, Jake!
Another Bloodbourne would be cool but even a remake or even a remaster would be nice enough
Oh come on, Microsoft has taken over the Elders Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Stalker 2, Starfield etc. Which we, Playstation players cannot play. So everyone has to carry his own cross.
The thing with cloud streaming is that it’s not going to work great in every country. Like Australia our internet just isn’t good enough to steam with good quality
If Sony bought From software, for me it would just be like any other time they released games in the past: almost entirely exclusive on PlayStation platforms. Everyone is pointing out From software as a big asset, but I don't think Sony really cares, they just want to own the rights to the endless amounts of anime Kadokawa has under their umbrella.
This means no day one PC releases and PSN sign in mandatory coming?
Tbh, I highly doubt they'd take revenue away from the PC market because the games they release are far too big like COD. If its like STALKER 2, Starfield, and so on where they aren't big sellers, they will be more exclusive. That's why I hated when Phil Spencer said Case by Case analysis. I just hated the whole court case overall because I kept telling people that we should stop this acquisition of Activision Blizzard King because that will open the floodgates with an acquisition war. There's no point in stopping it now. And Kadokawa is more in favour of Sony over others because they're Japanese and have extensive experience in the particular field of ANIME, Manga, and video games. And Sony will basically take the majority of the anime industry. Most anime companies actually need those big backers like Sony because pirating is pretty bad.
Pirating is never going to go away and in my personal opinion is the only morally correct choice in today's world. Mostly because of companies like Sony, who do not care about their customers and want to nickle and dime us for all we're worth, to say nothing of their disrespect to Anime and Manga IN GENERAL..
I mean, look at Crunchyroll. Something Sony owns, incase you didn't know. It used to be a pirate site, they went legit and now they are constantly in SOME form of controversy. For example, recently the higher-ups in Crunchyroll were stealing someones fan mail. That is grounds for a major lawsuit AND jail time as that is ILLEGAL. But, even if you ignore that HORRENDOUS LACK OF INTELLIGENCE... Their role in the Anime industry is horrendous. Their Anime is poorly localized, censored and just overall propagandized garbage. So from a human standpoint, they're scum and from a business standpoint, they're both incompetent AND scum. Nice.
At least pirates care about the medium, hence why many of them are properly translated and treated with respect. Says a lot doesn't it? That the pirates respect and preserve media BETTER than the corporations SELLING THEM.. Not to mention, it boggles my mind that we STILL care about piracy. Instead of.. Oh I dunno.. Making a product so good, you wouldn't WANT to pirate in the first place? Guess people never thought of that one..
"Piracy isn't a financial issue, it's a service one." Gabe Newell.
You cannot and WILL NOT EVER get rid of piracy. Stop bloody trying. Until these Anime companies respect their fans and provide the best service possible that isn't a blatant rip off, get rid of propagandized translations in the West, get rid of constant disrespect to the culture of Japan, AND stop trying to nickle and dime their customers with pointless streams and no physical media and start making PHYSICAL MEDIA THE NORM... Until all of that is accomplished?
Piracy will continue to exist. But, when I see comments like yours who say pirating is bad? I can tell that will never happen because so many people are clearly okay with garbage as LONG as it doesn't affect them.
I disagree on the Sony holding onto IP's. I think what they do is let an IP take a break and replace it with a new one. IE: Killzone to Horizon, Infamous to Ghost of Tsushima.
I wouldn't be surprised to see those two take a break after a trilogy and a return to previous IP's. Rinse, repeat. Just my conspiracy theory 😂
I also feel like as unchartered was finishing up, they were reintroducing GOW. It is admirable that Sony can give ips a break but I also think your idea sounds a little too good to be true. I can't see killzone and especially infamous coming back. I could def be wrong though.
I don’t understand y people r mad that Sony doesn’t force their studios to milk ip ever since the ps1 all Sony games r trilogy’s like Spyro and crash it has always been that way and seems to be people don’t wanna make the same thing every single time and if u force them they will just leave the studio and u get a BioWare situation where it isn’t really the same BioWare
You should get a whole green goblin outfit for next Halloween and do a video in that
"As always" I love how down to earth you are and just love video games. "On of us, one of us"
Jake’s hair reminds me of the old T&C Surf game level ! Gotta love Thrilla Gorilla surfing the GNARLY waves brah! 🤙🏽 🏄 🦍 🌊
I was so exited for the portal update. As a dad who doesn’t have much time I’ve really enjoyed it. I was super sad once I realized they wanted me to pay for premium. I just can’t afford that
Even though I’m a PlayStation fan, this is why I hope Xbox continue to produce video game consoles. I genuinely fear a world where Sony has that much creative control. Keep studios doing what they do best
I would love to see Sony acquire FromSoft. People are acting like it’s the end of the world but the two companies have been tied extremely closely together for YEARS now.
Ayyy, I got the helmet too! Just came in today 😊
I’m hoping it doesn’t go through but if they did acquire it, Sony would be smart to just let them keep doing what FromSoft has been doing and to not interfere with their process
I had nothing to watch pizza broski uploaded a vid 🦸♂️
If from software games get better tech, financial, an quality control, an better graphics an more stable frame rates! I see it as a positive.
Services was it?
I don’t like subscriptions in general
But I’m really considering getting ps portal now🤔
(Don’t have ps5, mainly play on steam deck, waiting for switch 2)
Might be cool to play few games there 👀
My country doesn’t get PSN - so may be turn it into my handheld to play Sony games
P.s. helmet is awesome
Hoping for the deal to complete... Just want all my anime on Crunchyroll...
Why can’t you just watch anime on pirated site for free instead of buying a monthly subscription…
that helmet is freaking awesome
Ive tried a ton of Fromsoft games but none of them have clicked, i always want to like them but i havent been taken yet, Elden Ring was the closest
I have the Black Series Darth Vader helmet. Nothing beats an awesome helmet.
Dope coverage as always 👊🏿🙏🏿
11:38 Yoooooooooo 🔥🔥 Common Jake W, that’s so dope
If this was during the last console generation this wouldn't be concerning news, but with how Sony has been in recent years and how they've treated Bloodborne specifically, I really don't want them owning all of FromSoft
Can we stop saying new Sony games are on pc. They are only on pc for the dozen countries that can have psn accounts.
So they’re on PC?
Those dozens of countries are a massive majority of the market there is a reason they don’t care about the other regions because it isn’t worth the cost of legally building servers there
@@nicholasvaccaro4826 These kind of people are hilarious to me... They don't understand that gaming is a business, not the Red Cross and Sony is not Mother Teresa.
@avelonzx hey mother Teresa not asking for your charity, Mr important. My money is worth the same as yours big boy. Oh and by the way Sony doesn't need servers to host games on steam Mr genius. They just do it to force idiots in those 12 countries to make psn accounts and inflate their numbers.
@ yh everyone yells for resistance to come back but they don’t realise that by resistance 3 over 50% of their player base abandoned the franchise
I can't hide my excitement to see the Elden Ring DLC being nominated to Game Of The Year in the Game Awards
Nah bro, they saw what happened with bungle trying to let them run solo. If they get from software it’s going to be good. Plus all the anime they get as well
Just look at those sales numbers of those old IP and you will understand that Sony don't want to make them anymore. Very easy to understand.
Excellent purchase Jake!
If Miyazaki can cook whatever he pleases & their games are multiplat, I can digest the possible acquisition better, as an XBox console gamer.
With Bethesda games staying off PlayStation I don't see a future where a sony owned fromsoft game makes it Xbox.
Miyazaki, I need a hero
Should we gamers buy shares in Fromsoftware or Kadokawa to prevent Sony from turning Souls into a sort of Concord?!?
My kid uses my Portal way more than me and the timing is pointless because I game him my PS5 when my Pro arrived so it doesn't help really. I will very rarely use streaming on either of the platforms.
* Buzz Lightyear to Woody * : Subscriptions.... Subscriptions Everywhere !
Please for the love of gaming don't let Sony but FromSoft 🙏🏾
Everything goes if the price is right. It's all about the money baby! Woop.
@Jake Baldino would you ever do a clueless gamer with Conan Obrien if you had the chance?
I can definitely see PlayStation making fromsoftware games exclusive. They already do it with me, Bloodborne and Demon Souls, those two games are not available on anything except PlayStation. They've seen it works and they will definitely do it again. It will only improve console sales
While I'm against buying a console that would make me fold and buy one.
Not my soul games drug. I can't 😢
Good Bloodborne is top 3 souls game of all time
Sony wants to acquire anime, Sony wants to acquire from software. Miyazaki wants to make berserk game. Make sense?
You forgot to link that spiderman video
That helmet is so cool!
Hope you're feeling better. seems like half the people I know or know of got sick this fall.
It's almost like it happens every year around the weather changing..... Crazy right
I’m not mad at the FromSoft stuff.
If Microsoft are allowed to “stabilise” their gaming business by buying multiple major publishers, I think Sony should be entitled to do the same - on a much smaller scale.
PlayStation is easily the company that makes the “most sense” for FromSoft to end up at if an acquisition were to ever happen, and if some rumours of a potential looming hostile takeover from South Korea are true, then Sony would easily be the better and safer option imo.
Whether they do exclusives or not, I don’t know. I’d be against it if they did, because they’d be shooting themselves and FromSoft in the foot. But yeah, ultimately I’m not against it at all.
Agreed people forget that Japan studios is responsible partially for demon souls which is the main code creatively that used in dark souls and elden ring . Software would never have done it without Sony . They already own 15% of Fromsoftware because of that code they still use .
And then they only innovated again with Bloodborne because Sony demands excellence.
how can it "make sense" when sony shut down its japan studio and lead bungie into a glorified support studio now?
@ Sony is a Japanese company, actually have an install base in the region, have a deep history with developers both first, second, and third party in the region. Sony and FromSoft have an intimate working history compared to anyone else in the acquisition market.
Your point about Bungie, as of right now, is completely unfounded so I’m going to discard that comment. There’s literally nothing to suggest they’re a “glorified support studio”, or that Sony ruined them. All accounts clearly point to the fact that Bungie was f****d before and during the acquisition, and Sony gave them leeway in a separate vertical. Bungie didn’t sort their sh** out, so Sony stepped in. They didn’t close the studio, they reintegrated a not insignificant number of the employees elsewhere, and still have projects in the works at the studio.
I expect a video next Wednesday hosted by Green Goblin 😂
Witnessing Jake kiss the green goblin isn't on the list of things I expect to see today... but here we are lol
Yup all my favorite anime is being censored and just a few days ago I said to a friend it feels like the only thing I have left still is my fromsoft games……well now that gone as well
At this point I’m against any company trying to acquire new studios