Bluepoint Pitched A Bloodborne Remake Last Year, But FromSoftware Said No – WGB

The shockwaves from Bluepoint’s sudden closure by Sony are nonetheless being felt, however now we’re slowly beginning to study increasingly more about what occurred behind closed doorways. A type of tidbits is {that a} Bloodborne remake was pitched by Bluepoint, however surprisingly, it was not Sony that turned it down.

In his new article examining what happened to Bluepoint and why it was closed, Jaso Schreier reveals that Bluepoint floating the thought of Bloodborne a number of instances, a match seemingly made in heaven as followers have been clamoring for the sport to be remade, and Bluepoint could be the proper studio for it.

“In early 2025, when Bluepoint once more pitched the thought of Bloodborne remake,” writes Schreier. “the studio was instructed that the numbers made sense however FromSoftware didn’t need it to occur, in accordance with individuals conversant in the method.”

We’ve heard some rumours of this earlier than – the truth is, former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida speculated that FromSoftware was the hold-up final yr on an episode of the Kinda Humorous Gamescast.

However it means FromSoftWare holds a stunning quantity of energy over Bloodborne. Sony owns the IP outright and is free to do no matter it needs the sport, whether or not it’s remake it, remaster it or make a sequel. FromSoftware can not do something with the sport with out Sony’s permission. And but it’s apparently FromSoftware that veteod the remake.

And had they greenlit the thought, Bluepoint would nonetheless be with us.