Da Light of Motiram blev afsløret i første omgang af Tencent Games, så var der mange der troede det var en joke, for spillet direkte kopierede så mange visuelle, auditive og mekaniske elementer fra Sonys Horizon-serie, at det virkede direkte bizart.
Sony valgte i sidste ende at sagsøg Tencent for plagiat, men Tencent har på overraskende vis valgt at bekæmpe dette søgsmål, selvom de har ændret spillets key art og mange andre visuelle elementer for at mindske ligheden.
Som WCCFTech skriver har Tencent nu ansøgt om at få søgsmålet smidt ud grundet det de beskriver som “a myriad of flaws”, som blandt andet er disse:
- “Lack of actual jurisdiction over Tencent Holdings, which is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in China and merely the parent company of the actual entities developing the game, which the motion says haven’t been served yet in the case: ‘Sony’s threadbare, conclusory allegations improperly lump these Defendants together with the foreign companies alleged to be responsible for the core conduct at issue. Sony’s vague allegations against ‘Tencent’ or ‘Defendants’ generally cannot substantiate the claims it brings against Tencent America, Proxima Beta U.S., or Tencent Holdings specifically.
- For the time being, the claims amount to speculation as the game’s release date (which has conveniently been set just now to Q4 2027 on Steam) is far away and the alleged infringements haven’t happened and may never happen.
- Lastly and perhaps more interestingly, the motion to dismiss labels Sony’s lawsuit as a clumsy attempt to secure a corner of popular culture for themselves.”
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