A lot of unusual things go on here at ATLUS, and as a publisher known for delivering great JRPG content, Demon’s Souls represented something unique even for us: runaway mainstream success. In the years since its release, Demon’s Souls went far above and beyond our usual humble offerings, partly because it’s such a special game. It’s a Japanese-developed RPG, made by From Software, but it has a distinctly Western look and feel in the weight of its movements and the ruthlessness of its enemies and environments. It’s a single-player title, but it has a strong online component unlike anything that came before it, where you can summon other players as friendly ghosts to give you a hand, or be invaded by hostile marauders without warning. Its unsparing difficulty seemed to mark it as destined to be appreciated only by a select few, yet it’s been universally lauded (and awarded Game of the Year by a few, including GameSpot) and remains our highest-selling title ever.
As a thank you to the fans who have supported it this far and kept the servers burning, we’re excited to announce that Demon’s Souls will be available on Tuesday, January 8th, as a digital download on PSN. Now you can buy it from the comfort of your own home; if you haven’t yet tried it for yourself, its price of $19.99 should be a warmer welcome than any bonfire. What’s more, to celebrate the digital launch of Demon’s Souls, we’re holding a Pure White World Tendency event from January 8th to 14th, which slightly reduces the difficulty of the game and opens up a few things that can only be accessed in the Pure White state.
So come on and find out what everyone else who’s played and loved Demon’s Souls already knows: the joys of dying over and over again. And when you do, don’t forget to leave a message for the next unfortunate wretch who’ll come after you. Our favorite? The real Demon’s Souls starts here…
Awesome! One of the greatest PlayStation 3 titles of all time. If people haven’t yet played it, now is your chance :)
As someone who prefers digital downloads to physical media, this is some extremely welcome news. Day one download easy, ready to get my butt handed to me on a platter.
This should be free for ps plus, cause we need good games, and JRPGS
Truly one of the greatest PS3 games. I prefer it over Dark Souls to this day. Looking back so glad Atlus picked this up, they deserve all the sales it garnered for seeing the potential in this game. I don’t think I’ll buy it again, already have the disc, but I will point people to this on PSN for sure.
i got the disc! but i welcome the digital version hands down! thumb access baby!
$19.99? No thanks unless there is some kind of PS Plus discount because you can easily get a physical copy for under 15 online. Sometimes even brand new.
That game is still one of the best games of this generation!! Cant wait for DEMON’S SOULS 2!
Not just one of the best PS3 games, but along with Dark Souls, one of the best games of this whole generation.
Now this would be a great ideas for PS Plus :)
Digital and only $20?
Heck yeah, I wish more games had this treatment.
One of my favorite games ever. I encourage anyone who hasn’t played it to fix that mistake posthaste.
It’s ‘challenging’ but not ‘impossible’, and that’s what makes it great.
Does this mean that the online portion of the game won’t go down anytime soon? You guys were planning to shut it down a while ago, but decided against it a while ago
Yeah, the servers are up indefinitely at this point, with no planned end date.