I've seen a few interpretations of this story going around today implying that there's some sort of investor push to get From to develop DS4 (safe sequels) as opposed to doing what it wants. I don't know if that's true or not, but the actual investor deck is 100% about self-publishing.
Rebekah Valentine
Activist investors over at Kadokawa, parent company of FromSoftware, are currently trying to oust the CEO...in part because they think he left too much money on the table letting Bandai Namco publish Elden Ring.
https://kotaku.com/activist-investors-elden-ring-developer-fromsoftware-2000706037
'We think the current arrangements with the game publishers like Bandai Namco and Activision are no longer good deals for the Company'
