First off, Genicap isn't a patent troll, they're an actual company.

Second the guy from Hello stole someone's work by his own admission. Period.

Third Genicap tried to reach out to them. And in the face of things they actually sound genial and reasonable. Imagine if someone stole your work and then you attempted to contact them and set things right only to have them purposely ignore you. Yeah, I'd be talking lawsuit at that point as well. I, and many other people, have sued other people for literally a whole lot less.

Fourth, Genicap has a patent for this process. Hello admitted to stealing it. Ergo they are fucked if they go to court because Genicap will get an injunction against the game preventing it from being released until the legal matters are settled which could take years. So Sony is now forced to negotiate from a weak position or cut Hello loose in which case that's likely it for NMS.

Obviously Sony will want to negotiate but I don't know if that's even feasible seeing as there really isn't a game at all with out their process. It would have to be substantial percentage. Guess we'll find out in short order.