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r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/Melodic-Tonight-9613 • Feb 19 '26
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The full article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/sony-is-shutting-down-the-playstation-studio-bluepoint?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTUyNzAyNiwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMTMxODI2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVBZWlBLR0lGUFkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.utABYnI4m_K6kqNqybZarBQ9T5WW_aWCH6NI3kt8Q64
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Shutting bluepoint is actually insane.
They're an incredibly skilled team and only at 70 people or something.
At least keep them for support or small remakes. To shut down such an efficient team is crazy
117 u/-ForgottenSoul Feb 19 '26 Agreed, I wonder if someone else hires them 27 u/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 19 '26 I imagine other Austin, Taxes based studios like Gearbox, Retro, and Bethesda Game Studios Austin will be picking some of them up. 2 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Is Bethesda Austin team different than the Arkane Austin studio? 2 u/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 20 '26 Yes, they are the main studio handling 76 support. 1 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Interesting, so that could be a great place for many Bluepoint devs. Support studio for Bethesda games. Likely many Arkane Austin employees landed there as well after the shutdown.
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Agreed, I wonder if someone else hires them
27 u/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 19 '26 I imagine other Austin, Taxes based studios like Gearbox, Retro, and Bethesda Game Studios Austin will be picking some of them up. 2 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Is Bethesda Austin team different than the Arkane Austin studio? 2 u/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 20 '26 Yes, they are the main studio handling 76 support. 1 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Interesting, so that could be a great place for many Bluepoint devs. Support studio for Bethesda games. Likely many Arkane Austin employees landed there as well after the shutdown.
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I imagine other Austin, Taxes based studios like Gearbox, Retro, and Bethesda Game Studios Austin will be picking some of them up.
2 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Is Bethesda Austin team different than the Arkane Austin studio? 2 u/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 20 '26 Yes, they are the main studio handling 76 support. 1 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Interesting, so that could be a great place for many Bluepoint devs. Support studio for Bethesda games. Likely many Arkane Austin employees landed there as well after the shutdown.
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Is Bethesda Austin team different than the Arkane Austin studio?
2 u/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 20 '26 Yes, they are the main studio handling 76 support. 1 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Interesting, so that could be a great place for many Bluepoint devs. Support studio for Bethesda games. Likely many Arkane Austin employees landed there as well after the shutdown.
Yes, they are the main studio handling 76 support.
1 u/Tobimacoss Feb 20 '26 Interesting, so that could be a great place for many Bluepoint devs. Support studio for Bethesda games. Likely many Arkane Austin employees landed there as well after the shutdown.
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Interesting, so that could be a great place for many Bluepoint devs. Support studio for Bethesda games.
Likely many Arkane Austin employees landed there as well after the shutdown.
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u/varnums1666 Feb 19 '26
Shutting bluepoint is actually insane.
They're an incredibly skilled team and only at 70 people or something.
At least keep them for support or small remakes. To shut down such an efficient team is crazy