This possibility had been dreaming for a long time. In fact, few people have been surprised by the news, considering the close collaboration they have had in recent years. But anyway, the purchase of BluePoint Games by PlayStation is finally official. That this event happened is completely logical, although, if some people had doubts about the reasons, the same PlayStation has explained why it has been done with BluePoint Games.
These statements have been made Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios, to the US IGN team. Among other things, Hulst has made it clear that it could be said that ‘BluePoint knows PlayStation better than herself«, And that this union will allow BluePoint« to have all the resources that they can offer »on the part of PlayStation, being able to emphasize everything they want to do better, be it developing new worlds or creating exciting characters. Of course, it is perceived that the acquisition was a great wish on Sony’s part.
As for BluePoint Games, its president Marco Thrush has highlighted that «it’s been great working with PlayStation all these years. There was no one else we wanted to work with, so we started conversations with them and it all started to flow. There is no doubt that the company, which in recent years has made a great work with remakes like Shadow of The Collosus or Demon’s Souls Remake, is also very satisfied with the union.
In recent years we have witnessed how Sony and Microsoft have wanted to gain muscle in the industry by acquiring new studios, although they have shown different trends. While Microsoft took a big hit on the table acquiring the titanic Bethesda and planning another great move, Sony has opted for acquiring not-so-large studios With whom he has had close collaborations in recent years, such as Insomniac Games, Housemarque, or now, Bluepoint Games. Also, taking into account that they still intend to buy more studios, it will be necessary to observe what movements PlayStation will make in terms of its collaborating studios.