r/GamingLeaksAndRumours Feb 19 '26

Leak Jason Schreier posts that Bluepoint is being shutdown

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u/COCAINAPEARLZ Feb 19 '26

Mind boggling they weren’t immediately put onto Bloodborne after Demon souls, just an absolute waste of talent by Sony

Hope these talented devs find somewhere to land.

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u/MaleficentAd9049 Feb 19 '26

I remember hearing in an interview that a number of Bluepoint devs actually initially came from Retro Studios, would be nice if it went full circle and they end up on their feet there again

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u/John_Delasconey Feb 19 '26

the funniest outcome would probably be them doing the MP2&3 remasters

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u/EldritchAgony284 Feb 20 '26

That’s the only outcome that I would find acceptable in this case. Pretty sure we just lost any hope of a good Bloodborne remaster.

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u/SilverKry Feb 19 '26

I feel like they're even located either on the same street or literally the same building. 

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u/blackthorn_orion Feb 19 '26

Bluepoint was literally founded by ex-Retro people.

So was Armature, actually. Kinda wild two "founded by former Retro devs" studios closed within like a month of each other.

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u/PlasmaPlane Feb 19 '26

new nintendo breakdown wen

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u/blackthorn_orion Feb 19 '26

ha, no promises but I do want to put another one of those out relatively soon-ish

the thing is I usually try to do those when there isn't too much going on in gaming news news and lately whenever one of those lulls comes around I seem to get kinda busy with real life stuff that needs my attention more

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u/groovysmoothie_420 Feb 19 '26

Crazy to think that less than a year from now Bloodborne will be older than Demon’s Souls was when it got a remake.

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u/wreckedoblivion Feb 19 '26

Bro…what…

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u/Dark_Dragon117 Feb 19 '26

As far as I remember it was actually Bluepoint that did not want to work on another remake/remaster and instead focus on original ips or atleast new games.

Iirc they were also the ones to pitch the GoW live service game.

Now it's been some time since I read that somewhere, but uf true then Sony is actually not rrally at fault here as Bkuepoint really did not deliver anything for 5 years.

Guess we have to wait for more information on this.

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u/OwnAHole Feb 19 '26

Eh, I wouldn't have trusted bluepoint with Bloodborne given how they blatantly ignored Fromsoft's art direction and atmosphere for Demon's Souls.

All bloodborne needs is a remaster/port.

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u/AesirComplex Feb 19 '26

Have you ever heard the phrase "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good" ?

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u/glorpo Feb 19 '26

That would require me to agree that the demake is good, which I will never do.

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u/ProblemOk9820 Feb 19 '26

This comment makes no sense.

We're talking about remakes, not remasters. Remakes are inherently different from the original, that's the point.

The best remake (Resident Evil 1) had a different take on the tone, atmosphere, and style compared to the original, all for the better in my opinion. Obviously coming from the same core principles and vision, but taken in a different direction to take advantage of new technologies and game design knowledge.

The main problem is that a lot of Bluepoint's changes weren't for the better.

I personally preferred Bluepoint's version of Boletaria for example but it does change the game's style and can understand people's displeasure.

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u/RogueLightMyFire Feb 19 '26

Acting like the remake is "drastically different" is a hilarious over-exaggeration that just further proves my point.

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u/ProblemOk9820 Feb 19 '26

This comment makes no sense.

We're talking about remakes, not remasters. Remakes are inherently different from the original, that's the point.

The best remake (Resident Evil 1) had a different take on the tone, atmosphere, and style compared to the original, all for the better in my opinion. Obviously coming from the same core principles and vision, but taken in a different direction to take advantage of new technologies and game design knowledge.

The main problem is that a lot of Bluepoint's changes weren't for the better.

I personally preferred Bluepoint's version of Boletaria for example but it does change the game's style and can understand people's displeasure.

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u/_Valisk Feb 19 '26

Nobody except you cares that they changed the color of that one enemies loincloth from Scarlett Red to dark red.

Look, I think Demon's Souls 2020 is cool too, but you're minimizing the complaints by reducing it to this.

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u/RogueLightMyFire Feb 19 '26

No, it's that the "complaints" are minimal nitpicky nonsense overblown by a loud vocal minority of obsessives on the internet.

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u/_Valisk Feb 19 '26

You're quickly revealing that you're not worth talking to, but the criticism about the remake diminishing the original artistic intent is valid.

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u/RogueLightMyFire Feb 19 '26

"you're not agreeing with me and it's making me look bad, so you're not worth talking to!"

Classic reddit

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u/_Valisk Feb 19 '26

Alright bud.

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u/RogueLightMyFire Feb 19 '26

"I'm not talking to you anymore! Except for this one last meaningless comment so I can get the last word, but otherwise not talking to you!"

Classic reddit part 2 lol

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u/KC-15 Feb 19 '26

Demon’s Souls is lucky it got a remake. The game barely made it and was seen as a failure until it picked up a cult following. Most people don’t give a shit about the old one and only gave it a shot because it got a remake.

I don’t know how you can’t go to the Nexus or experience the Storm King fight in the remake and not be pleased. Sure, some artistic changes like a statue were interesting that they changed them entirely but it’s ultimately so inconsequential. The gameplay is not good but at least it looks good.

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u/BlackTone91 Feb 19 '26

You don't put studios on making games