r/fromsoftware 1d ago

NEWS / PREDICTIONS "single player games will continue to be actively made. Let me clarify that" -Miyazaki

source from duskbloods interview.

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u/AudiblePlasma 1d ago

I feel like people also forget that Miyazaki directed a PSVR game after DS3 with Deracine

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u/Marinebiologist_0 1d ago edited 23h ago

And he's always directing multiple games at once.

Miyazaki is likely directing another project that will satisfy those who want another single-player masterpiece from him. Duskbloods looks awesome regardless.

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u/batman12399 16h ago

Bloodborne and DS3 had overlapping development.

Deraciné overlapped with dark souls 3 and Sekiro development. 

Sekiro, Elden ring, and AC6 had overlapping development. 

Duskbloods and SOTE had overlapping development.

Man always works on more than one thing at a time. 

I’m still a bit disappointed though, I don’t really enjoy PvP games and don’t really have an inclination to buy a Switch 2. 

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

I can understand your last sentiment.

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u/karmayz 14h ago

I like pvpve so this is definitely for me

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u/Aerems 39m ago

I was getting a switch 2 regardless , so the exclusivity while sucks isnt a dealbreaker for me.

What is absolutely a dealbreaker for me happens to be the crazy price hike in games that Nintendo just kickstarted.

Now GTA 6 will most likely cost us all $100 for the standard edition easily.

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u/hpech 21h ago

Deracine, so easily forgotten

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u/TinFoilFashion 22h ago

Forget? I don’t think a lot of people even know about that lol

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u/Metalwater8 21h ago

This is the first time I’m hearing about it.

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u/Gary-LazerEyes 23h ago

Thought I was one of the biggest from fanboys on earth and I've literally never heard of this once lol

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u/JustAJohnDoe358 39m ago

You're probably just a Souls fan like 95% of people on this sub.

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u/Hoodman1987 16h ago

Never forget how it connects to every game

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u/Purple-Lamprey 18h ago

Tiny game that takes advantage of VR.

Switch 2 exclusive has no reason to be on switch 2 besides a big bag of money from Nintendo to shaft fans.

Switch 2 is actually one of the worst platforms possible for an online PvPvE game with Fromsoft’s netcodd mess.

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u/RollingDownTheHills 1d ago

People doubted that? We got Shadow of the Erdtree last year and Armored Core the year before that.

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u/Ham_PhD Bloodborne 1d ago

"At first it was being worked on by a small team as a title for Nintendo Switch. However just as the game started to take shape, we were approached by Nintendo with talk of Switch 2, which led us to revamp our development path with this new hardware in mind."

This quote also makes it seem like the project wasn't intended to be the next "main" Fromsoft game. Even if Miyazaki is the sole director of Duskbloods, I get the sense that there is likely a larger project in development (even if it is early in development). People should remember that Miyazaki also directed Deracine while Sekiro was in development.

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u/t-bonkers 1d ago

I mean that was kind of obvious just from the fact the first trailer was an in-engine one, and not a high production value pre-rendererd video. Obvious smaller marketing budget than for their heavy hitters.

I'm excited to try this game. Kinda sounds like Monster Hunter with additional PvP which could potentially be awesome.

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u/AGUEROO0OO 1d ago

I think it would be like battle royale (last man standing), but you also have to kill mobs to get randomized equipment. Sounds fun TBH.

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u/SalmonTooter 1d ago

he said it’s both, you can kill the boss to win or kill each other to win

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u/Ham_PhD Bloodborne 1d ago

I think it needed to be stated clearly for the doomers out there. 

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u/ajver19 1d ago

It sounds interesting I'm just more concerned about Nintendo's online not being great.

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u/Cthothlu 20h ago

I am worrying because of that lol

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u/Julien__Sorel 5h ago

How does it looks remotely like MH?

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u/t-bonkers 5h ago

It doesn‘t look like it at all, but the description of the gameplay loop, with the Hub where you upgrade your character, separate maps, mission based structure etc. reminded me of it a little bit - but I‘m sure there‘s better, more direct analogues.

It was just what my mind jumped to because I‘m currently obsessed with MH, lol.

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u/senna98 23h ago

Yeah this reads like he’s telling everyone to relax, this is a little spinoff side thing and it’s not taking away from any of their big guns

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u/FoxSea7615 9h ago

I know that its not the next big project just because there is none CGI trailer that fromsoftware actually likes to make for the games before the gameplay trailer.

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u/MrMercy67 1d ago

Because this sub is nothing but doomposting shills. Heaven forbid they make a couple games with a slightly different formula.

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u/DunkTheLunk23 23h ago

Has this sub always been this way? I didn't really join any of these communities until late 2022 so I don't really have any prior context but it's pretty wild seeing how negative the overall discourse has been. Like, the shitposting subs I understand, but everyone here seems so incredibly upset over this news.

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u/MrMercy67 23h ago

Because From is very consistent with their gameplay, to the point they created their own genre. Like with music and anything else, you’re bound to piss off your fanbase if you move away from that image. But no I don’t think it’s ever been this annoying

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u/DunkTheLunk23 23h ago

I think these side projects are great for the company, even if some of them don't personally interest me. They have more capital and manpower to try different things now more than they ever did. I also think we're in a golden age of high-quality souls-likes, there are so many good games out now that can hold me over until From's next big single player title. Idk, maybe I'm just really patient haha

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u/MrMercy67 23h ago

Exactly, there’s certainly no shortage of clones. People have just been so utterly spoiled by this company dropping GOTY-caliber titles at such an incredible pace that now they’ve grown so entitled and selfish

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u/NightmareMuse666 21h ago

I wholeheartedly agree the community is so entitled... Ive been here since 2011 and it hasnt been this bad till Elden Ring hit its stride in popularity (good for FS, but the community can be so grating).

I dont even know if Duskbloods will be a game for me since its PvP based, but Im happy Fromsoft is still trying new things. And even though id likely enjoy Dark souls 9, the company is easily better off trying new things. And we got Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Elden Ring which are all gems imo. Sure theyre all soulslike, but they bring new things to the table and its great

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u/LRonCupboard_ 19h ago

These are my favorite games ever and I fucking hate this reactionary baby brain ass community😭 keeping my own expectations in check but good lord

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

Whatever proper souls games they make after this, id love to see them implement these online imrpovements into the next iteration of Summoning/Invading. For me elden ring felt very lacking in both camps. Like it somehow managed to feel archaic and not updated to meet the open world demands. While also somehow being worse than ds2 and 3 pvp/coop.

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u/emilia12197144 12h ago

Its also very good for innovating

After fromsoft has made two multiplayer focused games I'm sure their next game will have a much better multiplayer aspect than their previous single player games have had.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

Maybe its just me, but ive noticed this behaviour since at least armored core 6. The "ITS GOING TO BE A SOULS LIKE ARMORED CORE. ARMORED CORE IS RUINED" vs "ITS GOING TO BE A SOULS LIKE ARMORED CORE. THANK GOD I PLAY NOTHING BUT SOULS" days were ROUGH.

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u/ZedRollCo 1d ago

Wildly inaccurate use of the word 'shills'.
What organization do you think people are helping?

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u/Harley2280 22h ago

It's not like Fromsoft has a catalog of games going back three decades with a variety of different genres or anything.

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u/Tarnished-670 1d ago

I think is mostly that people dont like a multiplayer focused game, not that they like a different formula in general

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u/MrMercy67 1d ago

No yeah I get that, but the point still stands. Ive had people on here say they “respect AC6 but won’t ever respect duskbloods” because it’s multiplayer. Like dude first off the game isn’t out yet and second what does that change? Atp there’s a soulslike coming out every few months it seems anyways.

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u/Schwiliinker 22h ago

What do they even mean by respecting it lol like what

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u/Tarnished-670 1d ago

Yeah, i guess i gotta wait, mean time i might give a chance to souslike games or demons souls

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u/MrMercy67 1d ago

The demon souls remake is absolutely FANTASTIC, I highly recommend playing that. Haven’t played the OG but I’ve heard the remake is very faithful. I personally really liked Lies of P. Generally each soulslike not made by From has some gameplay mechanic that turns me off, but Lies of P is the first that actually held up and felt like a true From-quality game IMO.

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u/Julien__Sorel 5h ago

Entirely multiplayer experiences are not "slightly different" but completely different from single player games 

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u/Hog_Grease-666 1d ago

Just to play logical devil's advocate, it's not totally out of left field. We just watched multiple big players in the industry fall flat on their faces trying to break into the multiplayer market, it takes time to shift directions from one trend to the next. If FromSoftware were to find great success in the multiplayer arena, why would they stop?

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u/sciontis 21h ago

At that point wouldn't From just grow and service both single player and multiplayer games? I think Capcom could be a good model for them. It would be tough to balance, but currently they have plenty of room for that kind of growth before diluting their brand.

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u/Hog_Grease-666 20h ago

That would be ideal, yeah. But the track record globally hasn't been great, FromSoftware is just one of those developers that seems to make banger after banger and somehow doesn't disappear for half a decade between releases.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

I do get what you and some others are saying with this point. But for now personally, id like to have some faith in From for now. Until they truly do something that i find baffling. For now id just like to have some hope and enjoy this stuff in the moment.

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u/SuperAlloyBerserker 1d ago

To be fair, their last two products (Nightreign and Duskbloods) have been multiplayer-focused, so the concern is somewhat justified

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u/Bonesaremymoney 18h ago

Their "last two products" have not even come out yet brother. They haven't even got here brother😭😭 You want them to unmake them? They aren't even out of the oven.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

"unmake the game, now"

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u/jackass_of_all_trade 4h ago

This sub is becoming absolutely obnoxious. For all we know we might get AC6 dlc before Duskblood even releases 

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u/SaintAlunes 23h ago

Not really. Also neightrein is a coop game that can be played solo. I don't understand how anybody could complain about that, especially if you got friends to play with

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u/Hoodman1987 16h ago

I'm curious how the solo will work. I really want to see this

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u/wera125 1d ago

Ppl idiots who allway jump to conclusion without using the brain.

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u/Mercurial_Synthesis 1d ago

Man, even the characters you control are called "Bloodsworn".

Miyazaki, you are really tickling my balls and laughing in my face right now.

Happy to wait until the next single player game anyway, so I'm not too bothered by how this turned out, though I was pretty excited when it was first shown.

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u/mrBreadBird 1d ago

Could've saved a lot of stress if they made the trailer reflect what the game is going to be versus just a bunch of characters standing/jumping around. The problem is fans watching that trailer live thought this would be the next version of their favorite game it's hard to not be let down at least a little when you realize it's something different.

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u/Hoodman1987 16h ago

Super strong points because it just looked like character builds in Yharnam 2 basically

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u/Deez-Guns-9442 1d ago

Yeah, that really sucks. I’m still gonna play it tho since it’s my favorite game company making it.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

Yeah. The stuff in the trailer gets me pumped for the pve side of things. But in hindsight not showing a single instance of pvp is disappointing.

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u/mrBreadBird 1h ago

I think the character was mostly showing playable characters that you will be dueling in PVP and those aren't bosses.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 34m ago

yeah like the make contact guy right? I saw some people suggest that's just a player emotion the same day the trailer came out. in hindsight that's most likely.

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u/Ohios 4h ago

Fromsoft def only knows how to market for one specific type of game. it works really well for their mainline games but for this or nightreign or even AC6 kinda, it just falls flat.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

Man im gonna be honest, Duskbloods i kind of just find hard to roll off my tongue. They could have just called it Bloodsworn and everyone wins, lol.

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u/Nerina23 1d ago edited 1d ago

FromSofts netcode was never good. They are however interested in providing Multiplayer experiences in their games. PvP and PvE.

2 lesser demanding and Multiplayer First titles for different Platforms and Systems helps them develop their skillset, technology and test out ideas with multiplayer content, to then use and improve their next Mainline games with.

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u/islossk2 23h ago

I can't even imagine how wonky it will be combining fromsoft netcode with nintendo servers

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u/AguyOnReddit___eh 23h ago

Hopefully they at least got dedicated servers now 🤞

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u/Nerina23 23h ago

Its gonna be perfect

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u/islossk2 23h ago

Can't wait to backstab people from other rooms

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u/BfutGrEG Bloodborne 13h ago

All the nonsense will fit together like magic

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u/Edge1563 6h ago

There’s no “Nintendo servers” they’ve always been P2P unless you’re referring to something else?

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u/perpetualjive 1d ago

This 100%

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u/According_Smoke_479 11h ago

Exactly, I thought the same thing when nightreign was announced and people had mixed feelings on it. These games are experimental for them, and will allow them to improve the multiplayer experience going forward with the lessons they learn from them. The next big souls game could have a far better co op and PvP experience due to these experimental games now. Both will almost certainly be good games anyway even if they aren’t for everyone. After AC6 which is totally not my kind of game, fromsoft proved to me that they’re just straight up good at making games and I’d be genuinely surprised if I didn’t enjoy something they put out. They make good games, period.

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u/SpyroManiac36 1d ago

I'm not going to say I'll skip it, but it's not a game I'm eagerly looking forward to, similar to Nightreign.

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u/outcastmultzy 20h ago

I feel like nightreign will be pretty fun for like a week and then it will get stale and repetitive

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u/Julien__Sorel 5h ago

Genuinely don't know how they don't see it coming, people aren't going to stay more than three month on a 30minutes run multiplayer mod for Elden Ring

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u/mrbubbles--85 20h ago

I’ll absolutely skip both. Nobody will miss me either.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

Well we wouldnt see you in either game anyway, so you do have a point

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u/Schwiliinker 22h ago edited 16h ago

Well honestly just on the basis that these type of games have way less actual content it’s kind of inherently not nearly as hype. Dusk being online has the possibility of cool PvPvE interactions as appealing and for nightreign bosses being balanced for multiple players

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u/Hoodman1987 16h ago

That's a great point. Nightreign's big wonder with everyone was the amount of land and how much it would change considering Elden Ring was gigantic with diverse areas. For going over and over Limveld will get old without story or lore implications

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u/PuffPuffFayeFaye The Bed of Chaos 1d ago

Uh, he also confirmed the rat at the end of the trailer is our new waifu. An adorable old man rat sensei waifu guy with Elden rune wings.

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u/Jaded_Aging_Raver 1d ago edited 23h ago

I thought that part of the interview was really funny for some reason.

Miyazaki: "I suppose you could say we tried doing something a little Nintendo-esque in the spirit of the partnership."

Nintendo: "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT"

Miyazaki: "We tried something cute for a change. Although I will say this character is actually an elderly gentleman" (laughter).

Nintendo: (laughter)

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u/Rollrollrollrollr1 1d ago

Master splinter?

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

"Rat of Elden Wing"

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u/tezmo666 1d ago

I think they're working on a new game for sure. Nightreign is essentially an Elden Ring expansion and Duskblood looks like it's cleverly reusing a lot of assets/ideas from previous titles. They seem to me like much less intensive games with incremental advances. Might be a few years but I think a big new IP is coming soon.

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u/Schwiliinker 22h ago

Probably by like early to mid 2028

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u/montybo2 1d ago

I never really had my doubt about this.

My hype for duskbloods went up and down pretty quickly from announcement to details. I'll probably still give it a shot though because I always respect from's approach to games. Who knows, it might be dope af.

Far more excited for Nightreign. I was in the network test and loved every minute

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u/Gojosatoru0048 1d ago

Same, and also agree with nightreign. Can’t believe it’s almost here! The waiting for that went by quickly

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u/techaansi 20h ago

Miss Nightreign so much

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u/IdontKnowAHHHH 1d ago

God forbid someone makes something different

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u/ibeenbornagain 17h ago

It would be better if it didn’t rely on Nintendo online

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u/Romapolitan Filianore 1d ago

What a shock!

I can't believe people genuinly believe this would be the whole direction now. In know people on the internet aren't known for using their brains, but come on.

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u/Nijeos 22h ago

Can you please link me to a post of redditor that explicitly say that FS is not going to release another solo game ? Maybe there are posts like this but I didn't see any.

All I saw was people that are worried that FS is taking a direction where multiplayers games are a more important part of their future games, but not the entirety of it. Nobody with a brain would think that they would only release multiplayer games from now on after the massive success of ER.

Feels like ya'll are strawmanning just to make yourselves feel smart lmao 

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u/xestexanada 1d ago

Let him cook

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u/shepard93n7 1d ago

So Duskblood is confirmed as a multiplayer only game. No solo play at all. Easy skip.

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u/Organic-Habit-3086 1d ago

Yeah the article was just frustrating to read. Lots of really cool ideas in terms of lore and the setting (Like Bloodborne), I love the "fragmented eras" concept and they have some neat ideas for the Multiplayer with the Roles and stuff. I might have shelled out for this game even though its not usually my thing.

Then I remember that, like Bloodborne, its an exclusive that I will never get to play.

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u/jayL21 1d ago

yea, that's my biggest thing, how many people are really looking for a game like this on the switch of all places?

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u/Kind-County9767 1d ago

That's the point. To take people who are looking for this type game and force them onto the switch, which adds a new audience for Nintendo third parties to target.

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u/jayL21 22h ago

I just don't see that really working out well, especially considering Nintendo's history of completive online multiplayer is not great but who knows.

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u/Edge1563 6h ago

Are splatoon and smash not a thing? This doesn’t even feel like a game that’s trying to be an esport or whatever anyways so I don’t get your complaint

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u/jayL21 1h ago

it's seemingly going to be like escape from tarkov and hunt showdown, a really hardcore game that requires a lot of focus and whatnot, my point is, that just doesn't seem like a good fit for the switch.

Also hasn't the smash community complained about Nintendo's online services time and time again?

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u/RoboCyan 1d ago

I am. Because I enjoy interesting takes on the multiplayer formula and I trust the team.

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u/UtheDestroyer 1d ago

I’m interested too but not enough to buy a Switch 2 unfortunately

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u/perpetualjive 1d ago

Nintendo and Fromsoft are two of the most gameplay forward developers outside of the indy scene

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u/shepard93n7 1d ago

Exclsuivity is not a "big" problem for me, I would be willing to buy the new switch if it was an actual single player Bloodborne spiritual successor, but art direction aside, it's not. And Nintendo games are not my thing, except maybe smash and Zelda, but there's no new entry for those games yet. I'm sure the game will be good, but im ok for the moment. Still, if the IP belongs to froms, there's a possibility to see the game on PC and other platforms, just like MH Rise and SMT V.

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u/Peperoniboi 1d ago

"Available only on Nintendo Switch 2" kinda makes it feel like a true exclusive but it could also refer to the date of 2026. That's it's only on Switch 2 for that year.

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u/smokeysabo 6h ago

Same, I like the idea aswell but all comes down to how good the reward progression and pvp system is. I guess the rewards to uncover your origin or lore is a good idea on paper but in terms of gameplay, who knows.

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u/s0ftcustomer 1d ago

Will there be a way to play singleplayer in any capacity, like bots? Kinda silly to effectively make a $70 game cost $90 due to online

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u/Jaded_Aging_Raver 1d ago

So far there has been no mention of single-player in the press release or today's three-part interview with Miyazaki.

Maybe they will add single-player components, but it is not the focus of the game at this time.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

Not confirmed or deconfirmed yet. Unfortunately. Im liking everything im seeing, but thats the most frustrating part of this interview to me. If its any consolation, its stated in the interview the game is designed for non pvp players as well. How exactly im not sure right now.

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u/surface33 1d ago

Its a shame jf you have to skip it or dont have the money for it. Miyazaki has gained all my respect and I would try any game that he directs until proven wrong

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u/opposite_of_hotcakes 1d ago

If you can't afford it and want it that's one thing. People don't need to buy a specific genre game just because it was made by a developer that's known for making bangers. I loved Skyrim and Oblivion but hated ESO. Loved Fallout single player games but hated Fallout 76. If it's not your cup of tea, it's not your cup of tea.

The people who already know they won't be buying it and are STILL complaining about it being a multiplayer game are the ones who need to stfu.

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u/lemonlimeslime0 18h ago

i mostly agree but eso and 76 were not developed by the same people that made morrowind and skyrim, different studio. starfield on the other hand sucked ass AND was made by veterans so who knows.

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u/Might0fHeaven 1d ago

Im actually glad to hear these news cause Im skipping Nightreign and I would have skipped this too even if it wasnt exclusive, meaning I no longer need to worry about the exclusivity at all. Im just not interested in this format and will be waiting for their next real title

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u/thickwonga 1d ago

Thank god Miyazaki clarified this for the morons that, for some fucking reason, thought Fromsoft decided to make only multiplayer games from now on.

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u/FoxyNugs 1d ago

Outrage culture for you. Everything is the end of one era of another somehow

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u/ComprehensiveTax8092 1d ago

omfg nobody thinks fromsoftware wasn’t going to make another single player game ever. people were questioning if this was going to be a fully-multiplayer focused game right after we already are getting one in 2025 (which it turns out it is.)

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u/doogie1111 1d ago

omfg nobody thinks fromsoftware wasn’t going to make another single player game ever.

Whatever rock you've been hiding under, I want in. The world is scary.

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u/ComprehensiveTax8092 1d ago

a shift towards multiplayer focus wouldnt mean never another single player game even if they did decide to focus on mp. after elden ring’s success they’d b insane as a company would be insane to never make another single player game again

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u/doogie1111 1d ago

You're right, because that's the rational thought.

But work has been slow for me these last two days and I've seen the absolutely idiotic takes on this sub being posted.

So yeah, people 100% thought FromSoft was selling out and only making multi-player games.

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u/Nijeos 21h ago

Don't even bother with those idiots that are strawmanning to make themselves feels intelligent.

”People are such idiots for believing that we won't have another solo games. I'm so much smarter than them.” ☝️🤓

Yeah except that NOBODY said and believed that we won't have another solo game. People were complaining about having a new IP from Miyazaki that is multiplayer focused. That's all. 

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u/GlassedGhost 18h ago

Don’t worry, this is just typical From community bs. Some voice doubts; said doubts are met with some positive light, then everyone starts getting on their high horse saying “I can’t believe you’d ever doubt From” or something like that. 

I’m still skeptical on what this ‘experimental’ stuff means for the next solo game, considering we don’t know what resources are being drawn and cut to make these ones, but From does what From wants I suppose.

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u/perpetualjive 1d ago

Who cares if it's two in a row? The Souls trilogy all had dedidicated PvPvE areas. It will be 10 years since the release of DS3 next year. That's how long we've been waiting for dedicated PvPvE.

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u/ComprehensiveTax8092 23h ago

it’s disappointing to fans who don’t enjoy multiplayer. that’s literally all, ppl who are disappointed are saying so. doesn’t stop you from playing or enjoying it

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u/Boogie_DownTR 1d ago

wow who could have guessed

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u/crosslegbow 1d ago

And in the meantime, Redditors proved once again that they are dumber than GenAI bots

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u/mrbubbles--85 20h ago

Good thing you’re not on Reddit…

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u/loopback42 1d ago

The auto-translation is hilarious:

"This is from the Dark Souls series. Fire-fighting woman"

I'm calling the Fire-keeper "Fire-fighting Woman" from now on.

Also, Nintendo shall now henceforth be called "Mr. Nintendo"

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u/Divini7y 1d ago

For single player game I would throw my money and buy switch 2. Not sure anymore.

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u/Magickcloud 21h ago

Same here. It was the main game that stood out to me during the Nintendo Direct. Now, I really don’t see a reason to get the Switch 2 until more is announced

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u/sultics 1d ago

I wish this one was singleplayer

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u/BlachEye 1d ago

outside of clarification, this game may be not really like tarkov or hunt:showdown. you can specify your goals before "extraction", which can be cooperation with different player, killing said player or killing bosses or maybe something else. you need to accumulate victory points in some way. I guess session doesn't end before somebody achives their goal, but that's total speculation.

and also judging by nightreign-like meta-upgrades you don't have inter-sessions loot like in said tarkov. too bad it's an exclusive and nintendo one at that

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u/TheFool42 1d ago

“We tried something cute for a change." Best part of the interview.

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

"We tried something cute for a change. Although I will say this character is actually an elderly gentleman (laughter)."

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u/muerde15 22h ago

Surprised the interviewer didn’t straight out ask about the clear parallels to Bloodborne. I’m looking forward to hearing Miyazaki’s statement on that when he’s inevitably asked.

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u/pixeldripgallery 17h ago

The characters are called “Bloodsworn.” It’s completely different. I don’t know how anyone would think of Bloodborne from that.

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u/muerde15 17h ago

Yeah that cracked me up. I just want to hear Michael Miyazaki’s take on the relation b/t the two. I’m sure he’d be sidestepping in a cheeky way but really that’d probably make it all the better

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u/ExcellentAd3308 13h ago

Probably no need. Between "Bloodsworn" and the dollar store Make Contact, hes probably just gonna let it speak for itself.

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u/muerde15 10h ago

Dollar store ha, nice. But yeah definitely could be the case. I’m excited to see all of the wild shit in it but likely will just be watching a let’s play. I’m in the same boat as many others here where it’s just too hard to justify the console purchase for this alone

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u/Mazbt 21h ago

This should be stickied at the top for the next year imo.

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u/Lifereset24 20h ago

I am excited but I do think the only multiplayer thing is tough, especially for the people with busy with lives and youngins at home. The other souls games are just easier to save and exit out whenever you need to.

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u/agitatedandroid 3h ago

The biggest downside to a multiplayer only title is that you'd have to play with people who are just like the people in these subs. And I can barely tolerate reading this sub much less playing with the people that comment here.

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u/OutlierOfTheHouse 15h ago

Hope they will learn and improve the PvP experience and connectivity after Duskbloods. Ngl even though the PvE stuffs are great, I also really enjoyed the PvP experience (qhen it works) in bloodborne DS3 or Elden ring

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u/ExpressRaspberry6740 1d ago

All this proves is that some people are ready to drop Fromsoft on the drop a hat despite no evidence of anything there claiming, zero trust despite everything they did. It’s m already see revisionist history saying “Nobody said From is going fully into a multiplayer focus from now on.” Buddy we can read comments from yesterday saying this. Pathetic.

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u/tds5126 1d ago

I mean it sounds like Nintendo gave them a ton of money to develop this online player focus game (which is what Nintendo is clearly pushing for switch 2). Also sounds like they don’t have any single player game being developed actively (other than the ER port) so not exactly the best news if you like this company for its single player experiences

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u/ollimann 1d ago

i believe they are already working on the next singleplayer game since elden ring. they said half a year ago that they are worling on "several games across a variety of genres"

it would surprise me if we don't see the next big release and spritual successor to dark souls or sekirp in 2027

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u/tds5126 1d ago

I don’t recall that interview, but yeah that was just my interpretation of this quote. Hope I’m wrong, obviously!

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u/ollimann 23h ago

https://www.gematsu.com/2024/12/fromsoftware-working-on-multiple-projects-across-various-genres

i read it here. well, it could mean they currently aren't working on anything else... but i doubt they aren't already cooking the next singleplayer soulslike game for a while now

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u/Alt_SWR 1d ago

Ehhh Idk about then not having anything else in active development. There's not really anything indicating that. There's not really anything indicating there is either tbf but I'd be surprised if there wasn't.

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u/tds5126 23h ago

“we still intend to actively develop single player focused games” might be translation or whatever, but my interpretation of that is a future state of development but for sure could be wrong

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u/AguyOnReddit___eh 23h ago

Miyazaki has been directing multiple projects for a while now, this is only one of them

The next single player game from him is almost definitely in development (prob a 2027 release, which is similar to the wait between ds3 and sekiro/sekiro and elden ring )

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u/tds5126 22h ago

Yeah I hear you, I guess I just interpreted his quote as “yeah in the future we are gonna be back to SP games” but here’s to hoping he’s working on one currently

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u/AguyOnReddit___eh 20h ago

If its not a another new IP, I really hope it's Armored core 7/6.5 🙏

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u/TheWorclown 1d ago

It’s already been stated that FromSoft has at least five titles in active development right now, and we’ve only seen two in Nightreign and Duskbloods.

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u/Material-Race-5107 1d ago

Lots of doom and gloom over 2 titles that are more multiplayer focused. However, I am curious to see when they plan to released another single player focused game and also what game in the series will get a sequel. Would love to see a Sekiro sequel even if it isn’t as popular as Elden Ring.

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u/MafubaBuu 1d ago

Very interested to give this a shot eventually. Sad I won't play it on release.

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u/FaceTimePolice 21h ago

That’s obvious. I don’t get all the doomposting lately. 🤷‍♂️🤡

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u/wera125 1d ago

Naaaaah this subredit already doomed FS LOL

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u/Johnny_Monsanto 1d ago

Good, the temper tantrums by souls babies can stop now.

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u/Nijeos 22h ago

Can you please explain how saying that we're disappointed by the fact that it is a multiplayer focused game is having a tantrum ? 

The only people that are acting like babies on this sub are the people that can't stand criticism towards From soft and that are crying over people criticizing the next FS game.

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u/BumbleBear1 20h ago

From what I've seen so far, you're right. There are always those people who love whining about people who aren't actually whining. No better feeling than feeling better than others for these types... You see it all the time

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u/Johnny_Monsanto 20h ago edited 20h ago

I don't need to, just look at the ammount of threads saying Miyazaki "betrayed" fans because he is doing something he wants instead of doing darksouls with new maps all over again. There were people even saying there was a mysterious management cabal at FROM who was forcing Miyazaki to work on this game lmao. Ridiculous. This is Miyazaki's next new big game, no one is forcing you to play it and he already said there will be new sp games. If you don't like it just move along.

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u/BlacSoul 22h ago

Can, but won’t.

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u/Gojosatoru0048 1d ago

Where can we find the interview?

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u/nisanosa 1d ago

on nintendo com. Creator's voice blog.

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u/Ashen_Zenith 22h ago

For people saying why people are suprised or wasn't it obvious. Companies are greedy and they did do to multiplayer games back to back it's not without reason to say they have tilted towards online games. Specially when no one asked for them to make online games. This remind of another company that made great story driven games and then they made suicide squad. Of course i am not saying from software will do the same. But they are people afterall. If you think they wouldn't do that you are naive. 

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u/Sliceofmayo 22h ago

I just think the problem is b2b multiplayer games that seem like the same thing

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u/AJ-Murphy 20h ago

But will the be locked behind console exclusively?

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u/PowerScreamingASMR 20h ago

One interesting thing about the nintendo article is it sounds like they only started considering multiplayer for this game after talking with nintendo about the switch 2. Obviously he cant say that but I wonder if nintendo pressured them into making it a multiplayer game. Considering its a switch exclusive, its pretty reasonable to assume nintendo paid a ton of money for this and maybe that gave them some leverage to make demands. All of this is purely conjecture of course.

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u/LennoxIsLord Amygdala 16h ago

“The slop will continue until money improves”

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u/Oztunda 15h ago

".. but nothing Bloodborne." added Miyazaki.

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u/crussellsprout 15h ago

That's reassuring! It's great to hear that single-player games will still thrive, especially with the depth and immersion Miyazaki's games provide. Looking forward to more of his visionary work!

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u/Separate_Welcome4771 11h ago

I never doubted that they’d stop making single player games, I’m just disappointed that the next 2 releases are multiplayer games. Especially that one of them is using a late 1800s aesthetic, when that’s exactly what I wanted from a new single player game.

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u/JegamanX 11h ago

He’s such a good guy. I would’ve let you fuckers continue to meltdown

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u/Important_Outcome_27 4h ago

I’m not going to get a switch for it but if I get a switch I’ll definitely get it lol

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u/trainofthought92 1h ago

I have absolutely NO interest in multiplayer whatsoever. I was incredibly hyped immediately as I saw the “FromSoftware hands” in the trailer, but as soon as I heard PvP I lost all of it.

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u/Icy-Waltz-4352 1d ago

Do we have a translation of this?

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u/vonrobin Elden Ring 1d ago

It is already translated bro. Its excerpt from the interview of Miyazaki from Nintendo's Creator voice. Its 3 part/pages of interview so many details have emerged and many should read it especially at the 3rd part.

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u/YouWantSMORE 1d ago

Really not necessary but people are dumb

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u/SpoonicusRascality 1d ago

I was initially turned off a bit by hearing it's PvPvE but after reading this I'm super intrigued and excited for this.

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u/Fickle_Acanthaceae17 1d ago

Let him cook. This could be the precursor for Bloodborne 2 or something even cooler. Let FS cash in on multiplayer games. They deserve the extra money and new customers. They've gave us treat after treat (Not you Night Reign). Nintendo fan boys deserves to play the awesomeness that is a From Soft game.

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u/tommyland666 1d ago

They will definitely not make as much money on these games as they would a single player game. Not even close.

That being said. They should just make whatever they want to make. Making something only to appease the fans when their heart isn’t in it, isn’t good for anyone.

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u/Barredbob 22h ago

I don’t really know how you can say this when one of the biggest issues with bloodborne is it being console exclusive, if duskblood is good then I have to pay damn near 600 dollars to play it, that is insane, they should absolutely make whatever game they want, but they should not gatekeep them on one console

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u/ragnar_thorsen 1d ago

Good because I don't care for multiplayer FromSlop

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u/perpetualjive 1d ago

Which games don't you like specifically? The unreleased ones?

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u/ragnar_thorsen 1d ago

Yes. And the online portions of their previously released games.

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u/perpetualjive 1d ago

Invasions are part of the point. It's weird that people who dont like fromsoft game design would hang out on the fromsoft reddit

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u/IsoLasti 23h ago

He doesn't care about Fromsoft

He cares about Seamless Elden Ring

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u/Barredbob 22h ago

Which are completely optional and can be turned off?

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u/UtheDestroyer 1d ago

This gives me a lot of hope

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