# There's a timeline where Dark Souls was a PlayStation exclusive, but Sony lost out on the chance because it wouldn't publish Demon's Souls in North America

> First reported by 4Gamer (with translation by Automaton), former Sony Interactive Entertainment executive Shuhei Yoshida recently spoke about Sony's decision not to publish Demon's Souls in North America, which led…

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/theres-a-timeline-where-dark-souls-was-a-playstation-exclusive-but-sony-lost-out-on-the-chance-because-it-wouldnt-publish-demons-souls-in-north-america/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6beb2dfe7c8e819c94b5f4)
- **Published:** 2026-07-31
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #apple #sony #playstation
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