Or is it just the ‘humans fighting giant machines’ part that they’re likening to Shadow of the ColossusMetal Gear Solid Horizon Zero Dawn?
Jokes aside, the standard of “could confuse consumers into mistaking one for another” was meant to prevent things like essentially typo-squatting in product names, e.g. going and making Orao cookies, instead of Oreo (which is why Oreo was able to copy Hydrox).
It wasn’t meant to just be about aping a concept or art style. No one would actually mistake “Light of Motiram” for “Horizon: Zero Dawn”.
Even if it was ripping on the other two games crossed out: Sony owns (or partially owns) those, too. They’re not suing over those games because… They’re theirs.
ah yes, just like Horizon Zero Dawn.
Or is it just the ‘humans fighting giant machines’ part that they’re likening to
Shadow of the ColossusMetal Gear SolidHorizon Zero Dawn?Jokes aside, the standard of “could confuse consumers into mistaking one for another” was meant to prevent things like essentially typo-squatting in product names, e.g. going and making Orao cookies, instead of Oreo (which is why Oreo was able to copy Hydrox).
It wasn’t meant to just be about aping a concept or art style. No one would actually mistake “Light of Motiram” for “Horizon: Zero Dawn”.
Even if it was ripping on the other two games crossed out: Sony owns (or partially owns) those, too. They’re not suing over those games because… They’re theirs.
Sony doesn’t own Konami or MGS at all, as far as I know?
This is correct, they’re not listed as developer or publisher on any metal gear game I could find.
More about exclusivity deals than full ownership, with MGS.