February 13th, 2012 
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In an interview with Game Informer, Sony Exec Shuhei Yoshida admitted that he thought Demon’s Souls was ”an unbelievably bad game.”
Based on his experience playing the game Sony then decided to only publish the game in Japan. Atlus took the reigns for publishing in Europe and the US and ultimately it paid off, with Demon’s Souls selling way more than initially expected.
Shuhei Yoshida admitted to Sony’s mistake saying, ”We definitely dropped the ball from a publishing standpoint, including studio management side. We were not able to see the value of the product we were making.”
He then carried on explaining the situation commenting, “We underestimated the quality of the game and to be honest, the media in Japan did the same.”
Click to read the full interview.
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Looking at how it plays in comparison to most of the mainstream titles these days, it’s clear why they would say that. It really doesn’t take you by the hand from a design-standpoint and it’s unforgiving gameplay is very reminiscent of old school games…. And I love it
That’s why managers should be kept away of games business
Now, when I said that…I think most industries would profit if they got rid of armies of useless managers. Most managers I’ve met are fake and mediocre persons.
Kamran hit the nail on the head: we need less games that are like a guided tour in a theme park, we want challenge.
DS is an instant classic!