In a frankly bewildering transfer, Sony has shut down Bluepoint Video games, the makers of such video games because the 2020 remake of Demon’s Souls.
The stunning information was damaged by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, who posted on BlueSky, saying, “PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Video games, the studio chargeable for trendy remakes of traditional video games resembling Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg Information has realized.”
Schrier goes on to say that 70 folks will probably be affected by the closure of the studio, which Sony bought in 2021 after a prolonged relationship through which BluePoint made a number of PlayStation-exclusive remasters/remakes, together with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Assortment and a remake of Shadow of the Colossus.
Sony themselves has confirmed the closure in an announcement. The studio will formally shut its doorways subsequent month.
The staff was hailed as a sensible buy by Sony in 2021, because it had constructed a powerful popularity as each a assist studio (they labored on God of Conflict: Ragnarok) and as masters of resurrecting older video games.
Nevertheless, we realized late final yr that it had additionally apparently been tasked with making a God of Conflict live-service spin-off, going in opposition to the whole lot the staff was good at and constructed round. That challenge was cancelled, seemingly leaving Bluepoint with nothing to do.
“The studio then spent the final yr pitching and attempting to find out what it might do subsequent,” mentioned Schreier.
The transfer is even weirder when you think about the timing: Sony Santa Monica simply introduced a remake of the unique God of Conflict trilogy, the type of challenge that Bluepoint would have been good for. As a substitute, the sport will probably be developed in-house and with accomplice studios.
At this level, we have no idea Sony’s reasoning behind their choice. Presumably, it comes down purely to cash and being a sufferer of Sony’s heavy push into live-service territory.
I assume Sony is now calmy loading one other bullet so it may proceed to shoot itself within the different foot, too.
