I see a lot of people hoping for Sony to make a Demon's Souls 2, especially with the upcoming PS4 (or even the Vita). But how realistic is that really? Sony owns the IP but wasn't involved in development, and dropped the ball on publishing outside of Japan.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/10/shuhei-yoshida-interview.aspx?PostPageIndex=1&PageIndex=2
It seems like most people are emphasizing ownership of the IP (the first part of the quote) rather than the second (From Software is a very important business partner).
So how likely is it really? Should we shut down all the optimism that one day, some Sony studio will create a DeS 2 (and would we even want it?).
Game Informer: Sony owns the Demons Souls IP. What are you going to do with it?
Shuhei Yoshida: We never sell our IPs. Well, I should never say never, but its not our business. Our business is to grow our IP and we love Demons Souls. From Software is a very important business partner, so well see.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/10/shuhei-yoshida-interview.aspx?PostPageIndex=1&PageIndex=2
It seems like most people are emphasizing ownership of the IP (the first part of the quote) rather than the second (From Software is a very important business partner).
So how likely is it really? Should we shut down all the optimism that one day, some Sony studio will create a DeS 2 (and would we even want it?).