Initially, Demon’s Souls was to be published globally by Sony, however, due to negative playtests and its grueling difficulty, the company decided not to localize the game for the West.

FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa reveals that its future game projects will be funded and published in collaboration with Sony. Demon's Souls was published by Atlus in North America and Bandai ...

Eight years later, Sony returned to the scene with a full remake of Demon's Souls for the PS5's launch. We described it "PlayStation's best ever launch game".

Initially, Demon’s Souls was to be published globally by Sony, however, due to negative playtests and its grueling difficulty, the company decided not to localize the game for the West.