Key Takeaways
- Fans have been eagerly awaiting a Bloodborne remaster, but have been continually disappointed with false hopes.
- As Miyazaki's cautious language suggests, legal issues could hinder a remaster.
- The lack of a remaster could result in poor sales compared to other PlayStation titles.
Pick a more marginalized fan group than Bloodborne. For those waiting for news on Hollow Knight: Silksong, it's probably almost here. But there have been calls for a Bloodborne remaster since Silksong was a dud.
There were many cases where fans were like that. There was hope as when the PS5 version of the game appeared on PlayStation Stars. Or when PlayStation mysteriously tweeted about the game. But there have been plenty of disappointments, whether it's Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster being announced, Dark Souls 3 being announced, or something less exciting than both.
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Lady Maria from Bloodborne escapes the boss room and panic ensues.
Lady Maria laughs at your wall of fog.
They gave up all hope that the community would ever see the game, and went as far as remastering the game itself. But as the 10th anniversary approaches, Bloodborne fans have gathered on Reddit to try to use logic to figure out why PlayStation isn't doing anything with the beloved title.
“The only ‘logical’ reason is a legal issue.”
One widespread theory comes from user dicekit, who believes that the only reason there is no Bloodborne remaster or PC port is because of some legal hurdles.
They use Miyazaki's own words as evidence. “If I said I wanted it, I'd have a problem too, but that's not what I'm against,” the game's creator said.
Dicekit takes “there's going to be trouble” to mean literal trouble, implying that there's something legally preventing game creators from sharing their thoughts.
“Sony has no intention of touching the IP again.”
Another theory comes from Vox-Silenti, who suggests Sony isn't interested in the Bloodborne IP. This is a controversial opinion that not everyone shares.
“That’s the only reason, and that’s always been the case,” says Vox, but others disagree. User WorthlessRain responded, “I mean, it's unfathomably stupid not to 'care' about one of the most beloved games of all time, made by one of the most beloved companies of all time.”
Vox's suggestion garnered tinfoil hats and many people claimed that since the PS3 exclusive Demon's Souls was remastered for the PS5 release, Sony would do the same with Bloodborne and PS6.
“If you’re looking for a reason, it’s probably money.”
Thesupermonk21 suggests that the only reason the Bloodborne remaster never saw the light of day was because of money. They compare Horizon Zero Dawn's sales of approximately 24 million units to Bloodborne's 7 million units (as of 2022) and claim that this difference is the reason Sony has not relaunched FromSoftware's title.
Another user countered this by saying, “Returnal sold about 1 million units, but they put it on PC anyway,” which is a valid counterpoint.
Claims later in the thread suggest that Sony may be scared about remastering the game. Because sales aren't guaranteed like they would be if Morbius returned to theaters.
Bloodborne is a PlayStation 4 exclusive title developed by FromSoftware, creators of Dark Souls and Elden Ring, and released in 2015. In this critically acclaimed action role-playing game, you must traverse the city of Yharnam in search of a cure for a mysterious disease.
