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PlayStation reportedly closes another first-party studio weeks after Bluepoint, killing Black Ops vet’s AAA project and laying off 50 devs

PlayStation is apparently also scaling back on mobile development

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Steam Machine could be partly to blame for PlayStation's reported plans to step back from PC, Bluepoint dev suggests, and it'd be ironic if "Valve ultimately ended up winning the console war"

"The Steam console could effectively offer the best of all worlds"

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Sony reportedly ending PC ports of PlayStation games like Ghost of Yotei, valuing console sales over what one ex Sony boss called "printing money" on PC

Multiplayer games will continue to release on the platform though

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Even for fans like me, the Pokémon 30th anniversary ‘stuff’ is a bit much

With the wait for the new Winds and Waves games set to stretch into 2027, Pokemon’s 30th anniversary celebrations have plugged the gap with a deluge of nostalgia bait. Is the franchise in danger of losing its heart?

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Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down

The chances of it happening are now at their lowest.

PC Gamer

It's not just God of War: Bluepoint reportedly pitched a Ghost of Tsushima spinoff and more Shadow of the Colossus before Sony decided there was nothing for it to do and shut the studio down

You can't say Bluepoint didn't try

GamesRadar

FromSoftware shot down a Bloodborne remake from now-dead studio Bluepoint in 2025: report

The long-demanded Bloodborne remake apparently could've been a reality

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Sony killed a fan-made Bloodborne tribute last year, as the game continues to languish on PS4: 'Why are you making such absurd decisions, Sony?'

With the closure of Bluepoint dashing hopes of a remake, it hurts all the more.

PC Gamer

Days after closing remake legend Bluepoint, PlayStation asks fans what remakes they want to see and gets a crash course in reading the room

Unfortunate timing for sure

GamesRadar

Dear video games publishers, we have a problem –the art of single-player games should be cherished

Gaming should be emotive, not purely corporate number-chasing

"Are you serious?": Dev claims Sony lawyers killed their Bloodborne ARPG, and now they're extra devastated with hopes for a Bluepoint remake crushed by its closure

He's since pivoted to something Bloodborne-inspired

GamesRadar

Fans react to Sony's closure of Bluepoint Games

Is the studio paying the price for PlayStation's mismanagement?

Creative Bloq

"Devastating": Game devs send outpouring of love to Sony's latest closed PlayStation studio Bluepoint, saying "the sheer amount of institutional knowledge lost is quite literally staggering"

"I would have thought Bluepoint would be *the exact* studio you want to bolster your first party line-up"

GamesRadar

The game industry's core issues go beyond Xbox, and PlayStation's shutdown of Bluepoint proves it's far more widespread

The industry is in turmoil as it chases the bottom line, but gamers are choosing somewhere else to spend their time.

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PlayStation has shut down Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus Remake studio Bluepoint Games

Five years after acquiring Bluepoint Games, PlayStation has shut down the studio responsible for the modern remakes of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls.

Player One

PlayStation Shuts Down Bluepoint Games; 70 Jobs Lost After Studio Closure

PlayStation closes Bluepoint Games, the studio behind "Demon's Souls" and "Shadow of the Colossus," leaving 70 employees without jobs.

Dot Esports

Sony shuts down Bluepoint Games

One of the best remake studios is no more.

PC Gamer

Bluepoint Games, Sony's famed remaster studio, is being closed as the fallout from PlayStation's disastrous pivot to live service continues

The unexpected shutdown follows the cancellation of a live service God of War game Bluepoint was working on.

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Sony shuts down Demon's Souls remake dev Bluepoint after cancelling its God of War multiplayer project

About 70 developers will reportedly lose their jobs in the studio closure

The Conversation

I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches

Plastic pollution is one of those problems everyone can see, yet few know how to tackle it effectively. I grew up walking the beaches around Tramore in County Waterford, Ireland, where plastic debris has always been part of the coastline, including bottles, fragments of fishing gear and food packaging.

Creative Bloq

Leaked God of War multiplayer screens made me miss the Greek setting more than I expected

Is it time to go back?

TechRadar

Bloodborne speculation kicks off once again as a Bluepoint Games job listing confirms the studio is now hiring for a third-person melee action game

Demon's Souls studio Bluepoint Games is officially hiring for a new, unannounced project, and fans think it could be that long-awaited Bloodborne remake.

GamesRadar

After a live-service God of War game was reportedly canceled, Demon’s Souls remake studio Bluepoint appears to be making another third-person action game

Bluepoint Games is up to something, but we're not sure what

GamesRadar

Days Gone studio Sony Bend reportedly lays off 30% of its staff as it works on new game following live service cancelation

About 40 people have been impacted by the Bend Studio layoffs

PC Gamer

After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game

Two games in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint have apparently been canned.

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