It seems like the platform holder was unsuccessful in its efforts to bring the title under its umbrella, however. According to a report of the developer’s investor relations (via Google Translate), the firm decided to proceed with self-publishing as it felt it would yield higher profits that way. Obviously, we don’t know how aggressive PlayStation was being with its proposal.
Unlike the Korean studio’s previous title, Black Desert Online, this is a single player release highly inspired by the likes of Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The developer is promising a high level of freedom and the ability to influence the outcome of the story depending on the decisions you make.
We went hands on with the game earlier in the year and described it as “real, complex, and potentially great”.
Sony is no stranger to money hats, and so we’re not surprised it pursued a tried-and-tested tactic with Crimson Desert. What’s interesting here is that it was ultimately rebuffed; we wonder how often these kind of discussions breakdown and we don’t hear about it.
[source m.blog.naver.com, via resetera.com]
