- Sony and Tencent have reached a confidential settlement in their legal battle.
- Light of Motiram, the title in question, has been removed from Steam and the Epic Games Store.
- Tencent also commented on the settlement, saying it is excited to work with Sony in the future.
Since the start of this summer, Sony and Tencent have been embroiled in a legal battle after Sony sued the Chinese company for allegedly copying its Horizon franchise and creating a clone video game titled Light of Motiram.
Tencent argued that Horizon’s premise is broad enough that Light of Motiram is not a copy of it. Still, Sony believed the game was a deliberate attempt to copy its intellectual property. However, the legal battle has ended abruptly as both parties have settled.
Why it matters: Sony and Tencent are two of gaming’s biggest powerhouses, and a legal battle between the two benefits absolutely no one.
According to a new document filed on Wednesday, a confidential settlement has been made between Sony and Tencent, with all pending motions dismissed by the court. In simpler words, the legal battle is over, and the case has officially been thrown out.
Furthermore, Light of Motiram has also been removed from the Epic Games Store and Steam with immediate effect. The SteamDB page of the game now reads that this application has been retired and is no longer available on the store.
Similarly, the Epic Games Store link on the official Light of Motiram page also leads to nowhere and shows an error when you try to open it. Hence, the game has been wiped from online storefronts following the settlement between Sony and Tencent.
Tencent commented on this settlement to The Verge, with head of communications Sean Durkin saying the company is glad to reach an agreement with Sony and is looking forward to working with the Japanese giant in the future.
From this statement, it looks like the two gaming giants have agreed to collaborate to resolve this matter. Tencent did want to work on a Last of Us game before, so this theory is not out of the realm of imagination.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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