Sony is shutting down the studio behind the Demon’s Souls remake
Sony is closing Bluepoint Games, the studio behind the Shadow of the Colossus And The souls of demons remakes, Bloomberg reports. Bluepoint’s last major project was God of War: Ragnarok from 2022, which it co-developed with Sony Santa Monica.
According to BloombergSony has decided to close the studio following “a recent review of activity”. Around 70 employees will lose their jobs as part of the studio’s closure, which will officially take place in March. “Bluepoint Games is an incredibly talented team and their technical expertise has helped deliver exceptional experiences to the PlayStation community,” Sony said in a statement. Bloomberg. “We thank them for their passion, their creativity and their know-how.”
Following their work on RagnarokBluepoint has reportedly been tasked with developing a live-action game set in the God of War universe. This title was canceled in 2025, alongside another game from Bend Studio. In the context of Sony’s other live service failures, the decision was not surprising. Sony shut down the multiplayer shooter’s servers Concord just two weeks after its release. Shortly after, Firewalk Studios, the developer behind the game, was also shut down.
Bluepoint Games was initially acquired by Sony in 2021, when it looked like the studio’s expertise in remaking and remastering classic PlayStation games could be a major asset in the future. Why this changed isn’t entirely clear, but Sony’s poor handling of its pivot in and out of publishing premium online multiplayer games may have played a role. Some Sony studios are still experimenting with live service mechanisms. Guerilla Games recently announced an online cooperative game set in its Horizon universe. Destiny 2 developer Bungie also releases its extraction shooter Marathon in March.
