Sony's abrupt closure of Bluepoint Games, the studio behind a slew of great PlayStation remasters and remakes, is even worse than you thought. The studio had reportedly pitched Sony a number of projects, including a full-on Bloodborne remake as we're learning, in an effort to avoid layoffs, but none of them worked out.
Bloomberg reports that Sony liked the idea of a Bloodborne remake from Bluepoint but FromSoftware stopped it from happening for reasons undisclosed. We're also learning that Bluepoint was keen to develop its first original game since 2006 and pitched a Ghost of Tsushima spinoff as well as an "updated version" of Shadow of Colossus, which it remade in 2018, but neither project was greenlit.
Per Bloomberg's reporting, by this February Bluepoint had spent a full year in limbo without being attached to a project. Sony announced the God of War Greek trilogy remake during this month's State of Play without Bluepoint's involvement, and that's when the studio really started to get the jitters. Just a week later, Sony shut the studio down.
It's a darn shame when any studio closes down, but this one's sting is especially painful now knowing Bluepoint was trying to make a Bloodborne remake, which FromSoftware fans have been clamoring for for many, many years. It seems that's unlikely to happen until FromSoftware itself decides it's the right time.
