Bluepoint Games definitively joins PlayStation Studios, this was announced today Sony. Those responsible for Demon’s Souls Remake for PS5 and Shadows of the Colossus by PS4, adhere to the list of studies that are part of PlayStation after this information was inadvertently leaked in June. In addition, it is already known that the developer is working on new project, but this time it is something original and not a remake.
New from Bluepoint Games will be an original game
«Our next project we are working on is original content. We can’t talk about what it is, but is the next step in our evolution“, has said Marco Thrush, President of Bluepoint, on an interview with IGN. In this interview, the director of the studio that has been acquired by Sony added that this next project is going on for a long time, so we should not have high hopes of seeing him soon. “It has to be, otherwise we wouldn’t play a good game.”
That said, nothing too obvious can be taken out, not even if it is a new IP or a new installment of an existing one. Time will give us the answers.
In the interview with IGN, the PlayStation Studios Director Hermen Hulst, to give the «welcome to the PlayStation family” to Bluepoint games and, in addition, to offer us some more details about this new Sony acquisition. Among Hulst’s statements, we can see how he claims that this collaboration between both companies is designed to be durable. «It’s always about making quality games in a way that’s sustainable for teams and workers.. Because obviously when we acquire a team like Bluepoint, it is a long-term move for us ”adds the director of PlayStation Studios.
Sony does not rule out new acquisitions
Hermen Hulst, has also ensured that Sony does not close the door to new acquisitions. “We are always open to building new relationships or bringing people into our ranks, but only if we adhere to the mindset that quality comes first and the right kind of innovative content, new experiences, diverse experiences that we want to offer. Because all these teams share a lot, but they are also very different from each other, and that’s what I really like.
Of course, PlayStation’s purchase of Bluepoint is not too surprising, but it does confirm the good rate of acquisitions of the company. This year, Sony has acquired Housemarque, Nixxes and FirespriteIn addition, the latter confirmed yesterday the purchase of Fabrik Games to expand its ranks. With this news, now we can only wait, and it looks like it will be for a long time, until details of the new from the creators of Demon Soul’s Remake.