The studio behind Octopath Traveler and Octopath Traveler 2, Purchase, has been acquired by none apart from Kadokawa Company. In impact, which means that Octopath Traveler and Darkish Souls at the moment are below the identical umbrella, as Kadokawa additionally owns From Software program, for one.

As Kadokawa’s newest earnings outcomes doc states, the acquisition was accomplished to “strengthen the power to create IP in video games as a part of [Kadokawa Corporation’s] recreation enterprise technique.” Because of the acquisition, Kadokawa Company expects “to generate synergies with [its] present game-related subsidiaries, strengthen [its] planning and improvement capabilities Groupwide, and improve [its] lineup of console video games.”

Kadokawa Company now owns Purchase, From Software program, Spike Chunsoft, and Kadokawa itself

Purchase now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Kadokawa Company’s different recreation manufacturing studios: From Software program, Spike Chunsoft, and Kadokawa correct. This acquisition didn’t come out of the blue, thoughts: though Purchase has usually been related to Sq. Enix as of late, thanks primarily to its work on the Octopath Traveler video games, the studio has additionally performed some contract improvement alongside the best way. Notably, Purchase produced the Manner of the Samurai titles owned by Spike Chunsoft, and Tenchu by From Software program. This makes Kadokawa Company’s determination to totally incorporate Purchase into its ranks completely wise from a manufacturing standpoint.

In truth, Kadokawa Company will search additional collaboration between its main manufacturing studios transferring ahead. Within the sourced doc, it’s outright acknowledged that the objective is to “promote collaboration with FromSoftware and Spike Chunsoft, with whom ACQUIRE had a cooperative relationship.” For followers of Purchase’s earlier work, it is usually essential to notice that Kadokawa Company will “search lineup enlargement” from the studio, “together with [the] redevelopment of previous works.” Presumably, which means that properties comparable to Tenchu and Manner of the Samurai are again on the docket, as an alternative of getting Purchase focus primarily on new IPs.

As Kadokawa Company’s earnings outcomes clarify, Purchase has some somewhat profitable IPs all of its personal, with Akiba’s Journey being a very notable spotlight. The corporate is, due to this fact, thought-about to be a useful addition to Kadokawa Company’s roster, and the expectations do appear to be excessive.