Sony shuts down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation subsidiary behind remakes of older games like Demon's Souls and Uncharted; ~70 employees will lose their jobs

The PlayStation subsidiary previously made remakes of games like 'Demon's Souls' — Sony Group Corp. is shutting down Bluepoint Games …

Bloomberg 2026-02-20 Jason Schreier

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Gameranx Ryan Parreno on x
Sony Is Shutting Down Bluepoint Games In Its 20th Year
@nuhre_ @nuhre_ on x
This statement is so tone deaf it actually annoys me. Sony whining about budget management while closing Bluepoint Games is insane. I just know they've got other studios hemorrhaging money on live-service slop. [image]
@stealth40k @stealth40k on x
Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games less than 5 years after acquiring them. A sad end for what was a great studio. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
@okami13_ Kami on x
Demon's Souls Remake is the game that sold me on the PS5 as a huge FromSoft fan. Still one of the most ‘next-gen’ looking games to this day. Bluepoint deserved a shot at an original single player game, or at least to keep doing remakes. [image]
@zuby_tech @zuby_tech on x
Bluepoint Games Pedigree: #BluepointGames [image]
@tomwarren Tom Warren on x
Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio behind the Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes. Sony first acquired Bluepoint in 2021, and is now closing the studio less than 5 years later https://www.theverge.com/... [image]
@domsplaying Dom on x
I get PlayStation is “operating in an increasingly challenging industry environment,” as Hulst says, though this is a direct result of prior management & decision-making around a misguided services push. Sending my best to all former Bluepoint employees. https://www.gamesindustry…
@shpeshal_nick @shpeshal_nick on x
I'm still trying to understand the logic behind this Bluepoint are one of the most technically talented studios in the world who specialise in Remasters/Remakes and ports PlayStation is porting their games to PC and always doing Remakes/Remasters... I just...what? [image]
@pirat_nation @pirat_nation on x
Gamers are extremely mad after PlayStation Studios posted a marathon trailer following Bluepoint Games' shutdown, one of fans' favourite studios. [image]
@realradec @realradec on x
This is heartbreaking and a total failure from PlayStation Bluepoint's an expert in remasters/remakes, and yet they were put on a God of War Live Service instead of another remake after Demon's Souls? Generational fumble by Sony RIP Bluepoint Games. Thanks for the memories ❤️ [im…
@neogamespark @neogamespark on x
Shutting down Bluepoint after forcing em to work on a now cancelled live service God of War game instead of what they're actually capable of.... Ain't nobody at PlayStation gonna see heaven after this.
@modernvintageg @modernvintageg on x
Just sad news today hearing about Bluepoint Games closing. I feel for my friends who worked there. They produced best-in-class remasters and remakes that made videogames better. Under Sony they were mismanaged and released nothing. Set up for failure. What a waste.
@stealth40k @stealth40k on bluesky
Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games less than 5 years after acquiring them. — A sad end for a great studio. — Source: Bloomberg — bloomberg.com/news/article... [image]
@peteskerritt.com Pete Skerritt on bluesky
The sooner this industry burns to the ground, the better. — It's already a multi-alarm fire and the roof is collapsing, but people are pretending that the building can be saved. — I assure you, it cannot.
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