A developer has weighed in on Bloodborne’s endless silence, and the implication is hard to ignore: FromSoftware remains the undisputed kingmaker of the soulslike genre. Brandon Sheffield, director of Necrosoft Games, says his own studio also pitched a Bloodborne-related project to Sony.
The Bloodborne headlines that have surfaced over the past few weeks have been frustrating for a lot of fans who just want a modern way to play it. Some would settle for a 60 fps patch on PS5, while others argue the real answer is a remaster or a full remake. Either way, the claim that Bluepoint wanted to remake Bloodborne was true, and Sony did approve the idea. What ultimately stopped the project was not budget or technology, but FromSoftware refusing to sign off on it.
Does FromSoftware Decide Bloodborne’s Fate?
Necrosoft Games director Brandon Sheffield responded to the remake chatter with a statement that caught many people off guard, admitting that his own studio had also pitched something tied to the IP to Sony. “I could find you ten companies that have proposed a Bloodborne sequel, spin-off, or remake, including my own,” Sheffield wrote on Bluesky. He is also known as the creator of Demonschool, a modern tactical RPG with school-life and social-sim elements that openly echoes Persona.
From there, Sheffield’s takeaway is blunt: FromSoftware is effectively the final authority on Bloodborne, and they appear to be calling the shots even though Sony owns the rights. “It’s simply not going to happen unless FromSoftware decides they want to do it,” he said (via Gamesradar), referring to a Bloodborne remake. That fits with a Bloomberg report claiming Miyazaki’s studio refused to allow Bluepoint to work on a Bloodborne remake after Sony canceled a God of War live service project.
It may sound strange that FromSoftware could have that much influence over a property Sony technically controls, but the reality is that Miyazaki’s team built the soulslike foundation that Bloodborne sits on. Some believe Sony is respecting FromSoftware’s wishes because it needs to keep the relationship healthy for future collaborations. Others think a remake might still happen one day, but the harsher truth is that FromSoftware has never remade any of its own games; historically, a sequel is far more likely than rebuilding the soulslike that cemented the studio’s reputation.
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