The rumored interest of Sony in buying an acquiring FromSoftware parent company, the Kadokawa Group, is now more than just a rumor. Sony itself has chimed in on the matter and confirmed that it had already expressed “initial intentions” in a Kadokawa acquisition.

According to the latest reports, Sony has confirmed its interest in buying Kadokawa, the parent company of FromSoftware. Read more here.

FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corporation has reportedly been pushing Sony Group towards a purchase, according to a new report. We first saw speculations last week that Kadokawa set the stage for a Sony acquisition to fend off a hostile takeover from foreign companies,

Kadokawa Corporation, the parent company of Elden Ring developer FromSoftware, confirmed Sony's intent to acquire them last week. Kadokawa CEO Takeshi Natsuno confirmed the news in a press release on November 20th, stating that the company had received an initial letter of intent from Sony Group Inc. to acquire all of Kadokawa's shares.

As Sony’s pursuit of Kadokawa rumbles on, financial experts have said the PlayStation maker may find it hard to buy the entirety of FromSoftware’s parent company. Japan’s Toyo Keizai (via Automaton) reported that Sony may be put off the deal due to the cost of having to acquire all of Kadokawa, rather than the parts it’s actually interested in.

Employees at FromSoftware owner Kadokawa are reportedly optimistic about a potential buyout from Sony due to frustration with current management. Kadokawa suffered a ransomware cyberattack earlier this year,