As layoffs batter the industry, FromSoftware boss Hidetaka Miyazaki says now is the time "for us to continue to grow and continue to cultivate this talent"
Feb. 21, 2024“What I foresee in this climate, at least for us, is a FromSoftware where games can be directed by others, not only myself”
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FromSoftwarepresident Hidetaka Miyazaki has commented on the turbulent state of the video game industry with regards to layoffs, saying his current vision for the company is expansion.
“Just speaking on behalf of FromSoftware, I think we are very blessed in the way that we have a lot of keen up and coming developers who’ve grown and they have developed within the studio and they’ve reached these director positions where they’re able to direct projects such as the recent Armored Core VI,” he said. “We have several of these up and coming directors who we’re able to delegate these projects to, and we’re able to have multiple projects on the go at once.”
“What I foresee in this climate, at least for us, is a FromSoftware where games can be directed by others, not only myself. I think in the face of that struggle and the place where the games industry is right now, I do see this as a time for us to continue to grow and continue to cultivate this talent and continue to release these games for as long as we can.”
One of those games, it turns out, could very well be Elden Ring 2.
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