Yo team — if you're worried about Activision-Microsoft ruining FromSoftware after their Kadokawa acquisition in early 2022, take a deep breath because Hidetaka Miyazaki just set things right. For those who don't know the backstory: Kadokawa bought FromSoft (the Dark Souls/Elden Ring studio) for an estimated $170-$285 million and immediately faced pressure from activist investors pushing for faster development cycles and more aggressive monetization — exactly the kind of corporate stuff that turns a creative studio into a content farm. But Miyazaki just went on record reassuring everyone, stating clearly: "FromSoftware can still freely make the kind of games we want to make without excessive interference." That's not just a platitude; it's a massive win for fans because it means the slow-burn, meticulously crafted style that made Dark Souls and Elden Ring what they are is protected from the typical corporate pipeline.
The real kicker is that he didn't stop there — Miyazaki also teased at least two completely unannounced titles currently in development alongside Shadow of the Erdtree (which launched this month on June 21). He wasn't vague about it; he said there are multiple projects, and you can bet one or more of those will be FromSoftware games because that's what they do. This is huge news because From rarely announces anything in advance, let alone a pipeline of future titles. So the message is clear: Kadokawa owns them, but they still own their creative vision, and there's already a backlog of new worlds being built behind the scenes. I cannot wait to see what these next projects look like — if Shadow was any indication of where this studio is headed, we are in for several more masterpiece releases over the coming years.
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-director-insists-fromsoftware-is-free-to-make-the-games-it-wants-to-teases-unannounced-titles
The real kicker is that he didn't stop there — Miyazaki also teased at least two completely unannounced titles currently in development alongside Shadow of the Erdtree (which launched this month on June 21). He wasn't vague about it; he said there are multiple projects, and you can bet one or more of those will be FromSoftware games because that's what they do. This is huge news because From rarely announces anything in advance, let alone a pipeline of future titles. So the message is clear: Kadokawa owns them, but they still own their creative vision, and there's already a backlog of new worlds being built behind the scenes. I cannot wait to see what these next projects look like — if Shadow was any indication of where this studio is headed, we are in for several more masterpiece releases over the coming years.
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/elden-ring-director-insists-fromsoftware-is-free-to-make-the-games-it-wants-to-teases-unannounced-titles