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FromSoftware Knows Fans Want A Bloodborne Remake

Bloodborne

It’s one of the most open secrets out there in the gaming industry that Soulsborne fans desperately want Bloodborne to get the remake treatment, and it seems like Hidetaka Miyazaki doesn’t seem opposed to the idea if the proper owner would let him. The Japanese developer doesn’t own the rights to Bloodborne, instead that falls on Sony.

Speaking to IGN about Elden Ring’s upcoming Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, Miyazaki expressed that it’s not his place to discuss the potentials of a remake, which has been rumored on-again-and-off-again for years now. He added that he enjoyed the project, stating to have “a lot of great memories” about the game.

We’re sure it’ll take a ton of sway — and money — to make Sony part ways with such a beloved — albeit abandoned — IP. It is, however, clear that it wants to retain copyright, if Bloodborne Kart is any indicator. At least Elden Ring is owned by FromSoft.

“Unfortunately, and I’ve said this in other interviews, it’s not in my place to talk about Bloodborne specifically. We simply don’t own the IP at FromSoftware. For me personally, it was a great project, and I have a lot of great memories for that game, but we’re not at liberty to speak to it.”

What do you think? Do you want a Bloodborne remake? Let us know below!

SIE Japan Studio Loses Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls Producer

SIE Japan Studio

Teruyuki Toriyama, the producer behind the widely popular Bloodborne and recently released PS5 Demon’s Souls remake, announced his departure from SIE Japan Studio. In his reveal on Twitter, the producer made it clear he won’t leave the field completely but rather move on and build up his own company.

He will officially depart at the end of this month.

Toriyama isn’t the first to leave SIE Japan Studio in recent months. Silent Hill director, Keiichiro Toyama, also said sayonara to the first-party studio earlier this month, too, in favor of his own studio.

This comes a meager month after the launch of the PS5 and reports of Sony sidelining its Japanese audience in favor of its western base. These rumors have, of course, been refuted by Sony.

What do you think? Will you follow whatever Toriyama comes up with? Tell us below!

Sony Skips E3 2020 Citing It Isn’t The “Right Venue”

E3 skipped by Sony

It seems Sony is skipping E3 for the second year in a row. The decision to skip comes down to how Sony feels about the event’s vision. Simply put, while they say they have respect for ESA, the event organizer, as a company, they don’t feel E3 2020 is the “right venue” for any major reveals they could be cooking up.

“After thorough evaluation SIE has decided not to participate in E3 2020. We have great respect for the ESA as an organization, but we do not feel the vision of E3 2020 is the right venue for what we are focused on this year.”

The PlayStation spokesperson went on to explain they’ll be going to “hundreds” of events to make fans feel like family. They also assured fans that there are a ton more PS4 titles coming soon.

“We will build upon our global events strategy in 2020 by participating in hundreds of consumer events across the globe. Our focus is on making sure fans feel part of the PlayStation family and have access to play their favorite content. We have a fantastic line up of titles coming to PlayStation 4, and with the upcoming launch of PlayStation 5, we are truly looking forward to a year of celebration with our fans.”

E3 Is A Signature Event

As a response to this, ESA issued a statement, claiming it to be a “signature event” for the gaming industry.

“E3 is a signature event celebrating the video game industry and showcasing the people, brands and innovations redefining entertainment loved by billions of people around the world. E3 2020 will be an exciting, high-energy show featuring new experiences, partners, exhibitor spaces, activations, and programming that will entertain new and veteran attendees alike. Exhibitor interest in our new activations is gaining the attention of brands that view E3 as a key opportunity to connect with video game fans worldwide.”

E3 has been a mainstay event for PlayStation up until last year. They have always used the event as a means to reveal future plans ever since the very first E3 in 1995 when they announced the original PlayStation‘s price and release date.

It’s unclear what they’re plans are in the future and if this means 2018’s E3 will be Sony’s last. E3 2020 will kick off June 9 and end on the 11.

Developers Reportedly Find PS5 To Be The Easiest Platform To Make Games On

Shuhei Yoshida claims devs love the PS5

SIE World Studios President Shuhei Yoshida revealed in an interview with Dengeki PlayStation, the PS5 is going to be an easy console to develop for. Yoshida even went as far as claiming devs have found it to be the easiest platform to develop for.

The interview went on to call the PS3 the “toughest time” in SIE’s extensive history. As said by the SIE World Studios president in the interview after translation:

“The PS3 era was the toughest time in SIE’s 25-year history.”

It went on to explain games were noticeably running into problems and that the hardware was a hurdle the devs had trouble getting passed.

“When the difficulty of hardware becomes the hurdle to overcome, I [cannot] concentrate on making games.”

PS5 is coming sometime in 2020’s holiday season.