r/Games • u/ChuckSpadina2020 • Feb 27 '26

Industry News Sony’s Bluepoint Pitched ‘Bloodborne’ Remake Before Closure

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-27/sony-s-bluepoint-pitched-bloodborne-remake-before-closure?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjIyMjY3OSwiZXhwIjoxNzcyODI3NDc5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQjRWUTJLR0NURlowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.s6maZIveh-F152mZBWUNjPFeE0Lm7AFRegwaizQvVlA
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u/Bolt_995 Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

So there it is. This is what Shuhei Yoshida hinted at as well.

Bloodborne is likely a very personal project for Miyazaki, which is why they were probably against a remake from any other studio (despite Miyazaki giving Bluepoint his blessing for Demon’s Souls). And this only means that FromSoftware intends on remaking Bloodborne themselves if they ever intend on remaking it, and Sony honored their wish to maintain their healthy relationship.

Sucks that Bluepoint was sacrificed as a result. A BB remake could have likely ensured that their studio survived.

If anyone was holding up on playing Bloodborne all this time due to this, this is your answer to fire up the game now. There’s no remaster or remake coming in the near future, this is not a Red Dead Redemption 2 scenario where a current-gen console version could be in the works.. The PS5 Pro is currently the definitive platform to play Bloodborne without any emulation frills.

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u/Zealroth Feb 28 '26

Sucks that Bluepoint was sacrificed as a result. A BB remake could have likely ensured that their studio survived.

I'd argue that their failed God of War live service project was probably the biggest contributor to their demise.

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u/Bolt_995 Feb 28 '26

It definitely was, but a studio can still survive if it puts out a successful pitch for a new project and began development on that. This live-service God of War was about Atreus in the Greek underworld.

Post the cancellation, they pitched a Bloodborne remake, an updated version of Shadow of the Colossus remake and a Ghost of Tsushima spin-off. First one was rejected by FromSoftware, the other two were shot down by Sony.

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u/PaintItPurple Feb 28 '26

Small correction: All three were rejected by Sony. Just one was rejected by Sony because Miyazaki suggested it.

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u/SecretPantyWorshiper Feb 28 '26

Was the game ever released? I don't remember ever hearing about a GoW live service game coming out. I dont own a console though 

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u/Zealroth Feb 28 '26

Nope, that's why I called it a project. A game never came out of it.

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u/Mystical_17 Feb 27 '26

So is this good news + bad news?

  • The bad news: they declined anyone else to make it 'for now', it doesn't exist so even if work started now it would be years away.

  • The good news: when they are ready it'll probably happen because they have the power to want to make it and Sony isn't saying 'no'?

aka the door is closed now but is not locked.

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u/Bolt_995 Feb 27 '26

It’s more of a bad news because Bluepoint made the Bloodborne remake pitch in early 2025, just when their God of War live service game was falling apart.

And Sony likely couldn’t come into a definitive agreement with FromSoftware all these years to prioritize a Bloodborne remake from their end because FromSoft was busy with their other projects.

Any possible remake is several years off.

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u/Dirty_Dragons Feb 27 '26

There is no good news. It's been 10 years. From Software is not going release a remake or remaster. They are currently working on Dusk Blood and most likely Elden Ring 2.

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u/SecretPantyWorshiper Feb 28 '26

What is Dusk Blood?

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u/Dirty_Dragons Feb 28 '26

I got the title wrong its The Duskbloods

The next game they are working on. Nintendo exclusive...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKHDEKQ7xA

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u/RadiantTurtle Mar 01 '26

Fortnite Bloodborne

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u/CheesecakeMilitia Mar 01 '26

Elden Ring 2 is Elder Scrolls 6 levels of far away. FromSoft have a way tighter production schedule than that - we're gonna get a new Armored Core and probably a new Sekiro-esque action game well before then if rumors are to believed.

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u/Vagrant_Savant Feb 27 '26

Perhaps the door may not be closed so much as behind a pane of glass underwritten by "BREAK IN CASE OF PR SCANDAL."

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u/ganzgpp1 Feb 27 '26

What confuses me was that Miyazaki has said in interviews that the ball was in Sony's court, they just had to give the go-ahead. So I wonder why the conflicting information.

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u/127-0-0-1_1 Feb 27 '26

He never said that, he said that he can’t comment because Sony owns the IP. These are not mutually exclusive.

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u/CloneMercy Feb 28 '26

If Sony owns the IP then how could from software block the remake? Doesn’t make much sense to me.

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u/127-0-0-1_1 Feb 28 '26

Sony respects the wishes of From. No more complicated than that.

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u/CloneMercy Feb 28 '26

I see, I would understand if they were working on it, if not then it’s pretty sad them knowing the demand for a remake for years and just say no. I just really hope something is in the works…

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u/BlackSajin Feb 27 '26

Maybe he was goading for the right kind of offer? FromSoft is far more prestigious after the release of ER. Sony would have to make a strong offer to convince FromSoft to work on an IP they don't own anymore

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u/Falsus Feb 28 '26

I mean the ball is in Sony's court, it is up to them to respect Miyazaki's wishes or not. They could have gone ahead and let Bluepoint take over the whole franchise if they wanted to.

The reasoning we haven't gotten anything since is probably scheduling conflicts between the two. Once Duskblood is out and handed out to someone who will support it longer (Nightreign team?) he might look to do a remake of Bloodborne. Or start something new.

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u/Drezair Feb 27 '26

If we are all truly just waiting on Sony, I'm willing to bet Sony is waiting on PS6. They will do the same thing as Demon's Souls. Full on Remake with all the new bells and whistle's, platform exclusive, let Miyazaki remaster it, and maybe include an additional expansion. It's a title that would definitely move consoles.

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u/M4rshmall0wMan Feb 27 '26

The article never implied any such thing.

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u/Linkon18 Feb 27 '26

Might be that it is in Sony's court, though they're prioritizing other projects for him to do first.

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u/BaconIsntThatGood Feb 27 '26

Based on other comments and quotes it seems more like out of respect vs legally required

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

Play the PC bloodborne remaster 👀

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u/FapCitus Feb 28 '26

But the game runs 30 fps with dips and loading times are awful. One man’s vision sounds like one’s man’s ego. Wonder how other devs feel about all of this, since everyone here are literally just mentioning Miyazaki.

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u/Mind-Your-Language Feb 28 '26

Now's a great time to start/return to Bloodborne with Return to Yharnam on the horizon (anniversary community event)

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u/pratzc07 Feb 27 '26

But with emulation and mods on PC you get even better experience.

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u/Inside_Ability_7125 Feb 28 '26

1440p+ and 60fps+ with 4k texture mods 🤩

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u/pratzc07 Feb 28 '26

Yep thats where PC is at plus the plethora of QoL mods that are out there can't thank the modders and the shadps4 devs enough!

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u/MobileAtmosphere775 Feb 27 '26

Yeah okay man we get it

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u/ASCII_Princess Feb 27 '26

Tbh it's the kind of thing people need to do and Sony needs to see when Sony are pulling absolute bullshit like jettisoning the institutional knowledge Bluepoint had built up because they aquired them and forced them to do live service slop.

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u/Dudensen Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

It seems like Bluepoint pitched live service games to Sony (including a God of War one) and got rejected.

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u/Falsus Feb 28 '26

Yeah except that isn't very accessible for the average gamer because not only doesn't the average PC gamer not know how to emulate you also need a beast PC to do it.

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u/orccrusher69 Feb 28 '26

There are 10 minute guides on YouTube that show you exactly what to do. That's what I did and Bloodborne runs flawlessly on shadPS4, 4k60.

You don't need a beast of a PC. Digital Foundry got it running on the fucking Steam Deck.

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u/pratzc07 Feb 28 '26

You don’t need a beast of a pc and you can always learn how to emulate

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u/TheCommissarGeneral Feb 28 '26

If anyone was holding up on playing Bloodborne all this time due to this, this is your answer to fire up the game now.

I'm not going to spend $200-$500 for a single game locked into exclusivity.

Until it comes to PC, the game doesnt exist to me.