Who owns Sekiro's copyright?

[VevøKillerZ]

Activision or From Software?

[The Fountaineer 🖋]

What kind of question is that? FS obviously.

[gamertaboo]

Bandai Namco owns the Dark Souls IP so it's not a crazy question, and Sony owns Bloodborne IP if I remember right. But ya FROM owns Sekiro from what I've read.

[Josef]

That's what worries me about this IP's future. Let's say this game is super successful, sells a lot, and is critically acclaimed. Who would want to make a sequel? probably Activision.

Can they do a sequel without FromSoftware? since they probably have some say in the IP? they can be eh screw you FS we'll make a sequel, and then the sequel is filled with Microtransactions and season passes.

However, if FS 100% owns Sekiro, then nothing to worry about I guess...

The fact that Sekiro is tied to Activision in some way is scary as hell though lol

[Biohazard89]

Judging by the fact that From is self publishing in Japan and Activision is the publisher in the rest of the world, I suspect the actual IP rights are held by From themselves and Activision has distribution rights or something like that.
Otherwise I see no reason why Activision wouldn't be the publisher for JP and Asia as well.

[Sleepy]

me :)

[gackie]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Rei Ryghts:

That's what worries me about this IP's future. Let's say this game is super successful, sells a lot, and is critically acclaimed. Who would want to make a sequel? probably Activision.

Can they do a sequel without FromSoftware? since they probably have some say in the IP? they can be eh screw you FS we'll make a sequel, and then the sequel is filled with Microtransactions and season passes.

However, if FS 100% owns Sekiro, then nothing to worry about I guess...

The fact that Sekiro is tied to Activision in some way is scary as hell though lol

The difference being that Activision is a regional publisher. Same reason that Atlus haven't moved to buy Souls yet.

[Toni's Bizzare Adventure]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από CLFBiohazard89:

Judging by the fact that From is self publishing in Japan

Don't forget, aside from BB and Demon's Souls Fromsoft has published all Dark Souls titles in Japan aswell, it doesn't matter where a game is published nor by who, but rather who owns the trademarks.

In the case of the Soulsborne games, SEN Japan and Bandai Namco proposed the projects to fromsoftware before the games even existed and in order to get financial backing the contract probably stated that all copyright will be transfered to the publisher.

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Rei Ryghts:

Can they do a sequel without FromSoftware? since they probably have some say in the IP? they can be eh screw you FS we'll make a sequel, and then the sequel is filled with Microtransactions and season passes.

The main difference between SoulsBorne is that Sekiro was already in development before Activision joined the project, Kitao explained in an interview that the game actually started as a new installment to the tenchu franchise which is owned by FromSoft, since they lack the capabilities and infrastructure to distribute their game outside of Asia the project was pitched to multiple western publishers but Activision was the one that seemed the most interested because according to Activision they didnt have a similar title like that in their linup.

The IP and the trademark for sekiro is property of FromSoftware which means a Sekiro Sequel could be published by someone else entirely.

Fromsoft could also sell the trademark in the future

https://trademarks.justia.com/792/42/sekiro-shadows-die-79242052.html

[gamertaboo]

If anything I'm more excited by them finally owning the IP. It's their IP this time, and they will do with it what they think is right in terms of sequels and DLC and whatever.

[YourSenpai]

dude are you blind .On the steam page it says ''developer :FROMSOFTWARE'' and publisher ''Activision (except japan ...etc)'' .What is wrong with you

[Kaldaien]

Valve owns part of it, or they wouldn't be selling you copies they create.

[Gitgud]

Activision are the slaves of from software

[Zheppon]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Rem:

dude are you blind .On the steam page it says ''developer :FROMSOFTWARE'' and publisher ''Activision (except japan ...etc)'' .What is wrong with you

Some people can't read