Sony is closing the studio behind the Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes
Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation studio behind well-received remakes of games like Shadow of the Colossus And The souls of demonsaccording to Bloomberg. The change was made “following a recent review of the business,” a spokesperson told the publication. Around 70 employees will be cut and the studio will close in March.
“Bluepoint Games is an incredibly talented team and their technical expertise has helped deliver exceptional experiences for the PlayStation community,” a spokesperson said. Bloomberg. “We thank them for their passion, their creativity and their know-how. » Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Sony acquired Bluepoint Games in 2021 following a series of successful updates to numerous PlayStation franchises, including remasters of the first three. Unexplored titles and Gravity rush. But after purchasing Sonyase, the company seems to have put the studio on a different path than the remakes and remasters that made it a powerhouse: it co-developed the 2022 one. God of War: Ragnarokthen spent years working on an unannounced live service God of War game that Sony canceled in January.
