Bloomberg is reporting that Bluepoint Video games was shuttered by mother or father firm Sony after failing to safe a mission for over a yr.
The Austin-based studio, identified for engaged on well-received remakes reminiscent of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls, was acquired by Sony in 2021. Now, round 5 years later, the studio is being torched after reportedly struggling to carve out a spot for itself inside PlayStation Studios.
Bluepoint had been engaged on a reside service title set within the God of Conflict universe till 2025, when the mission was scrapped by Sony. On the time, the PlayStation maker stated it could work intently with Bluepoint to find out its subsequent steps.
But, it appears that evidently choice was in the end the start of the top for Bluepoint, which in response to Bloomberg had been keen to supply authentic titles after chopping its enamel on remakes whereas additionally working as a assist studio.
Following the cancellation of its God of Conflict mission, Bluepoint reportedly pitched a Bloodborne remake to Sony. There was, nevertheless, a snag. Though the numbers made sense from a enterprise perspective, Bloodborne developer FromSoftware reportedly vetoed the transfer. Bluepoint was left treading water as soon as once more.
Folks accustomed to the scenario instructed Bloomberg that Bluepoint subsequently pitched an up to date model of Shadow of the Colossus, which it beforehand remade in 2018. That concept was knocked again by Sony.
The studio then purportedly started approaching different PlayStation Studios with spinoff concepts, reminiscent of a brand new title set on this planet of Ghost of Tsushima. These proposals have been by no means greenlit. Different Sony-owned studios have been additionally below strain, and in response to Bloomberg have been reluctant to dedicate sources to a different crew’s mission.
By this stage, Bluepoint had been staring on the drafting board for over a yr. Workers purportedly felt that when Sony introduced a remake of the unique God of Conflict trilogy in February with out Bluepoint’s involvement, the writing was on the wall. The Japanese firm shuttered the studio one week later.
