A recent Bloomberg report indicates that a studio known for creating high-quality remasters for PlayStation, but which was recently shut down by Sony, has...Bluepoint gamesIn fact, he proposed remaking the Gothic horror action masterpiece in early 2025."Bloodborne"However, this proposal was ultimately blocked by the game's original developer, FromSoftware.
Since its release on PS4 in 2015, Bloodborne has remained an unsurpassable pinnacle for PlayStation players thanks to its dark, Cthulhu-esque art style and deeply immersive combat system. Even after nearly a decade, calls for a remake or sequel have never ceased.
From setbacks with the God of War project to turning to Bloodborne
According to a report by Bloomberg gaming journalist Jason Schreier, before proposing a remake of Bloodborne, the Bluepoint Games team had actually spent several years developing a "live-service" game based on the God of War series.
With the project ultimately canceled by Sony, Bluepoint Games, urgently needing to find its next core project, naturally turned its attention to Bloodborne. Bluepoint Games' 2020 remake of Demon's Souls achieved unprecedented critical and commercial success, proving that it was fully capable of perfectly recreating and modernizing FromSoftware's "Souls-like" works.
Hidetaka Miyazaki's insistence: "I don't want anyone else to touch this game."
Surprisingly, this seemingly win-win proposal ran into a snag at FromSoftware.
Bloomberg News sources indicate that FromSoftware has the final say on how the game will be handled and has explicitly opposed the remake proposal. While the report doesn't provide specific official reasons for FromSoftware's rejection, Jason Schreier unearthed a clip from a 2018 interview with PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida on the Kinda Funny Games channel, which seems to offer an answer to the mystery.
In the video, Shuhei Yoshida reveals that Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of FromSoftware, has always wanted to release a remake of Bloodborne. Unfortunately, Miyazaki's development schedule has been too packed in recent years, making it impossible for him to personally oversee the project; however, he has a deep attachment to the game and "doesn't want anyone else to touch it."
Bluepoint Games' departure makes the road to a remake even longer.
Bluepoint Games' situation took a sharp turn for the worse after its Bloodborne remake proposal was rejected. Reports indicate that for over a year, Bluepoint Games has been unable to secure development rights for its next new project.
Ultimately, this once-renowned remake company, which had made significant contributions to Sony, was forced to dissolve and close down.
Analysis of viewpoints
This revelation not only exposes the helplessness behind Bluepoint Games' closure, but also completely shatters players' fantasies of playing a Bloodborne remake in the near future.
From FromSoftware's perspective, Hidetaka Miyazaki's "creative fastidiousness" is completely understandable. Bloodborne's unique worldview and combat rhythm bear a very strong personal author's imprint. If it were handed over to an external Western studio for a modern remake, even if the graphics were more exquisite, it might still "lose its flavor" in terms of atmosphere and details.
However, for Sony, which owns the IP rights, watching this gold mine remain untapped due to the original creator's insistence, and even indirectly leading to the downfall of an excellent studio, is undoubtedly a huge commercial loss.
The Bloodborne remake isn't entirely dead in the water, but this news clearly tells us that unless Hidetaka Miyazaki is ready to personally take charge or is willing to relinquish his insistence on licensing it, this masterpiece will continue to slumber in the endless dreams of Yharnam.
