Sony is reportedly in talks to acquire FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Group, which could have a huge impact on gaming and anime.
claims that Sony is currently in talks about a potential acquisition of the Japanese conglomerate Kadokawa Corporation. Kadokawa Corporation owns a significant number of companies, and an acquisition would shake up the video game, anime, and manga industries in major ways. In terms of gaming publishers, Kadokawa wholly owns Spike Chunsoft, Acquire, Gotcha Gotcha Games, and FromNetworks. It also owns a 69.66% stake increator FromSoftware, with Sony already owning 14.09%.
The acquisition of Kadokawa Corporation would give Sony majority ownership in one of the most celebrated video game developers in the industry. Since releasing in 2022,has become one of the most critically and commercially successful video games of all-time, and FromSoftware became the sole rights holder to the IP earlier this year.
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