Sony Is Shutting Down Its Remake Studio

Pour one out for the Bloodborne remake truthers.

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Robert Scarpinito
February 20, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

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Sony’s Studio Business Group CEO Herman Hulst said yesterday that Bluepoint Games will shut down, leading to 70 people losing their jobs.

Sony acquired Bluepoint in 2021, just a year after they launched the Demon’s Souls Remake exclusively for PS5. At the time, the acquisition just made sense, considering the other big game in Bluepoint’s roster was a Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake. It was practically a Sony studio in all but name.

Now, it’ll be a studio no more thanks to Sony. Sorry to all the Bloodborne remake believers out there.

This isn’t the first studio Sony has shut down since it started acquiring studios this generation, and frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more shutdowns on the horizon. With the current state of the industry and Sony’s ill-fated push toward live-service games, the outlook isn’t exactly bright.

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