"Fans had been dreaming of a Bloodborne remake for years, and the idea had been strongly considered and at one point was even expected within Bluepoint but never entered production.

In early 2025, when Bluepoint again pitched the idea of Bloodborne remake, the studio was told that the numbers made sense but FromSoftware didn’t want it to happen.

[…]

Faced with the rejection of the remake that made the most sense, Bluepoint had to whip something else up."

Ooooooooof.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-27/sony-s-bluepoint-pitched-bloodborne-remake-before-closure

I'm sure gamers will take 'FromSoftware refused a Bloodborne remake and effectively killed Bluepoint' well
@stroughtonsmith what an uncool thing for an otherwise very cool studio to do. It sounds like spite. It’s just odd.
@stroughtonsmith big ooof and I am not that big of a souls fan