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Sony’s Herman Hulst says rising development costs, slower industry growth, changing player behavior, and broader economic headwinds led to Bluepoint Games’ closure, with the studio set to shut down in March. Sony will try to reassign some laid-off staff within its studio network, while noting Bluepoint’s past work on the Demon's Souls remake and other successful PlayStation projects.
Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games in March after a business review, affecting about 70 staff. Bluepoint, famed for the Demon's Souls (2020) remake and Shadow of the Colossus remake, had been moved onto a cancelled live-service project, marking a pivot away from certain high-profile remakes within PlayStation Studios amid industry cost pressures.
Sony reportedly shut down a Bloodborne remake fan project (Bloodborne: Top Down Arena) and, amid Bluepoint Games' closure, casts doubt on an official remake/remaster, while players explore PC emulation options like shadPS4 to run Bloodborne on modern hardware; trademark concerns and resource limits complicate fan efforts.
Bluepoint Games, the Austin-based studio behind Demon's Souls and other PlayStation remasters, has reportedly been shut down after a Sony business review, with roughly 70 staff laid off. Sony had acquired Bluepoint in 2021; the studio was previously working on a live-service God of War project that was canceled in 2025, signaling a shift away from the remaster-focused strategy.
Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the remake specialist and co-developer of God of War Ragnarok, with about 70 jobs to be cut next month after a business review. Sony cites an increasingly challenging industry environment—rising development costs, slower growth, and changing player behavior—and says it will help affected employees find opportunities within its global studio network; Bluepoint was also tied to a cancelled live-service project as part of Sony’s retreat from live-service games.
Bluepoint Games was developing a live-service God of War game set in the Greek universe for PS5, but it was cancelled after a recent review. Some environmental screenshots of the game have leaked online, revealing open, multi-player environments and a location called Hades' Armory. The Greek setting may still appear in a future 2.5D game expected in 2026, despite the cancellation of this project.
A previously unrevealed multiplayer God of War game developed by Bluepoint Games was in development with a Greek setting and included elements like Hades and Spartan architecture, but it was ultimately cancelled by Sony due to concerns over its long-term viability. Bluepoint is now reportedly working on a new project, possibly a remake of the original God of War.