2007 prototype footage shows Demon's Souls once had a playable first-person mode

Dataminer Lance McDonald uncovered footage and slides from a May 2007 internal presentation by Japan Studio PD#3 showing Demon's Souls with a selectable first-person mode. The prototype's control scheme resembled The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, per McDonald. The final game shipped in February 2009 in Japan in third person. Eurogamer reported the find on 8 August 2026.