Probably not sell. At best, License.
Breaking News: Sony looking to buy Konami Projects outright!!!*majorrumor
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Batsute
The Lion Choker
Why the fukk would Konami sell their most precious IPs?
They might not make the games anymore but they still make a lot of money from pachinko which is based on those IPs. Not to mention Netflix Castlevania where they also make money.
I understand licensing them to Sony but selling them outright will be one of the dumbest business decisions ever made.
For all intents and purposes Konami is out of the console gaming market. Forget which 10K it was but they said they are leaning heavy into pachinko and amusement gaming. Wouldn’t be surprised if they’re lobbying hard for those new jap gambling laws as well.
Konami could sell off the console gaming rights while fully retaining the IP for merchandising and etc. why not let Sony take the risk of game development and reap the benefits of Sony’s hard work?
If true I just hope the Castlevania reboot doesn’t overlap with a Bloodborne sequel.
its a win-win...
Mortal1
Superstar
Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2 remakes would be DOPE 
Can you imagine if microsoft attempted to do this
The salt
The salt
Can you imagine if microsoft attempted to do this
The salt
The question is WHY haven't microsoft done shyt like this...
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Animal House
Superstar
Damn if Sony bought Castlevania and hired Platinum Games to make it
But I know that ain’t happening
But I know that ain’t happening
NZA
LOL
yes i want this
no it is not happening
no it is not happening
From software is the only developers with the talent to do castlevania justice.Damn if Sony bought Castlevania and hired Platinum Games to make it
But I know that ain’t happening
Dark souls is literally symphony of the night in 3d.
Captain Crunch
Veteran
Actually talking about next gen, and puting the power and tools in devs hands to make “next gen” a reality
Phil need to cop some more studios. Go buy the studio who did A Plague Tale, and buy Remedy.
KravenMorehead™
Barrel Brothers.®
No more snake on smash bros...
I dunno, cuh. It's clear from all the associated media with Castlevania that they want to be seen as having a flashier kind of combat in their stories - I was watching the animation just yesterday and even with their rudimentary animation, they went out of their way to make the battles big. I'd honestly say Team Ninja would be a better choice than From to do Castlevania in every sense but the level design. There's levels of weird, and From has their niche bumped up against the eldritch, but going straight demonology and other dark-fantasy tropes, I'd definitely give the Nioh folks that edge.
That being said, Platinum would fukking crush a Castlevania game. They would bat that bytch out of the park and clear into the next county, given the opportunity and no looming oversight. And I bet a bunch of their team would love to do that with Sony simply as payback for what happened with Scalebound. How bitter would Microsoft be to watch a Sony-exclusive Platinum title with that kind of license just blow the fukk up? Bet they'd suddenly want to talk to Platinum about next gen real quick.
It depends on what kinda castlevania game you want.
If you like the hack and slash style of lords of shadow, then you'd probably prefer a game by platinum.
I prefer the slower paced reaction based gameplay of symphony of the night and the gba/ds games.
Souls series, bloodborne in particular, is exactly how I picture that classic metroidvania style to play in 3d.
Keep Hideo the fukk away from MGS
That shyt wouldn't be ready until 2032
That shyt wouldn't be ready until 2032