Sony and Tencent have been at one another’s throats recently the latter’s “slavish” rip-off of the previous’s established IP, Horizon. To catch you up a tad, Sony filed a lawsuit towards Tencent following the reveal of Gentle of Motiram, a recreation that regarded eerily to Horizon. Now, the 2 have instantly reached a confidential settlement, placing an finish to the lawsuit.
The Recreation Publish stories whereas only some weeks in the past it appeared the battle was going sturdy, the 2 have withdrawn from the authorized battle. There isn’t any clue as to how a lot cash was sunk into the deal they struck. Contemplating Gentle of Motiram is nowhere to be seen on Steam leads us to imagine that the battle is basically over and Sony got here out totally on high, with possible Tencent simply providing up a fraction of what Sony initially needed.
Since we don’t know the deal made between the 2, it’s laborious to say if Tencent will announce Gentle of Motiram full with a totally new design to keep away from this authorized kerfuffle once more or if it’s fully out of the query.
What do you suppose? Is the authorized battle over? Do you suppose Tencent will try to launch one thing comparable? Tell us beneath!
