Sony has sold Sony Online Entertainment, their eponymous studio behind their MMO
games, including the
EverQuest and
PlanetSide series. That name
obviously will no longer be appropriate, and
TechCrunch reports the company will be renamed Daybreak by its new owner,
investment management firm
Columbus Nova.
They also say the new owners still plan on releasing
EverQuest Next as
planned, though it sounds like supporting PCs is a low priority going forward,
as TechCrunch says they speak of plans to develop more game for PlayStation,
Xbox, and mobile. Financial terms of the deal are not being discussed at this
time.