Shocking news rocked the PC gaming world when Sony decided to sell its Sony Online Entertainment division. The video game developer which produced classic massive-multiplayer online games like "EverQuest" and "PlanetSide" was sold for an undisclosed amount to investment management firm Columbus Nova and from now on will be called Daybreak Game Company LLC.
With Sony yielding their executive reins to the once great developer, Daybreak Game Company will now be an independent developer that will focus on creating games for the PC platform and has also stated its plans to enter the console and mobile platform in the future, according to Kotaku.
The studio is also focusing on the release of the "EverQuest Next" game which they announced will be launched "in the near future."
Daybreak Game Company president John Smedley said, "We are excited to join Columbus Nova's impressive roster of companies. They have a proven track record in similar and related industries and we are eager to move forward to see how we can push the boundaries of online gaming."
The acquisition will add Daybreak Game Company to Columbus Nova's portfolio that includes the online music service Rhapsody, Kaazing Web Socket Gateway and the chat service Rabbit.
Many fans and analysts are happy that Daybreak is no longer part of Sony which means that games like "EverQuest" and "H1Z1" might finally be available on other platforms like the Xbox. Smedley even shared on his Twitter account, "Can't wait to make Xbox One games!"
The studio was founded on 1995 as part of the internal development division for Sony and was named Sony Interactive Studios America, according to Toms Hardware. It was later re-named to Sony Online Entertainment in 1998.
Some of the studios famous creations were "The Matrix Online," and "Star Wars Galaxies."
The studio currently has two projects under development, the zombie game "H1Z1" and the sequel to "EverQuest" named "EverQuest Next."