Shuhei Yoshida Thinks It Was “Actually A Good Thing” Sony Didn’t Publish Dark Souls

“I remember thinking, ‘Man, this game is hard'”.

Former Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida has been speaking about his time with the company at CEDEC 2026 (thanks, Genki), and has opened up about his failure to spot what a huge hit Demon’s Souls would become.

Demon’s Souls is the origin point of a series which includes Dark Souls and Elden Ring, games which have sold millions of copies across multiple formats. However, Demon’s Souls was a Sony exclusive – and Yoshida explains that the way the company handled the game led FromSoftware to take its spiritual successors elsewhere.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“I remember thinking, ‘Man, this game is hard'”.

Former Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida has been speaking about his time with the company at CEDEC 2026 (thanks, Genki), and has opened up about his failure to spot what a huge hit Demon’s Souls would become.

Demon’s Souls is the origin point of a series which includes Dark Souls and Elden Ring, games which have sold millions of copies across multiple formats. However, Demon’s Souls was a Sony exclusive – and Yoshida explains that the way the company handled the game led FromSoftware to take its spiritual successors elsewhere.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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