Bloodborne remake rumors just crawled out of the crypt again. The spark this time: a fresh Bluepoint Games job posting. I know, we have been here before. But the tea leaves do line up in a familiar way, so let’s walk through it.
What triggered the speculation
Bluepoint put up a listing for a Senior Combat Designer, and the description is very much in the sword-in-your-face neighborhood: deep understanding of 3rd-person melee systems, enemy AI behavior, and character responsiveness. That is basically the DNA of FromSoftware-style combat. Naturally, fans connected the dots to the one high-profile PlayStation exclusive still stranded on PS4: Bloodborne.
Bluepoint is also the studio behind heavy-duty refurb jobs like Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and the PS5 remake of Demon’s Souls, so if Sony were going to hand someone the keys to Yharnam, these are the folks you would expect.
- Bluepoint is hiring a Senior Combat Designer with expertise in 3rd-person melee, enemy AI, and character responsiveness.
- The studio’s remake pedigree includes Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Demon’s Souls on PS5.
- Timing-wise, a live-service God of War project at the studio was reportedly canceled in January, which could free up resources.
Why a Bloodborne remake makes sense right now
The original Bloodborne is still locked at 30 FPS on PS4 and never got an official PS5 upgrade. Fans have been begging (loudly, for years) for a modern version with sharper visuals, faster load times, and a 60 FPS mode that takes advantage of PS5 and PS5 Pro hardware.
The market timing is also kind of perfect. Soulslike games are riding a massive wave post-Elden Ring, which makes this a prime moment to resurrect Sony’s own entry and introduce it to a new audience that discovered the genre in the last few years.
And on the business side, Sony has been very open to reviving older IP through remasters and remakes lately. If you’re looking at the catalog and asking what would make the biggest splash with the least hand-holding, Bloodborne is the obvious candidate.
But let’s not sprint past the lantern
A job listing is not an announcement. Bluepoint could be staffing up for any melee-heavy project, original or otherwise. Still, the skill set they are targeting, the studio’s track record, and the current industry mood all point in the same direction. Whether this is the first real hint or just another false alarm, one thing is clear: the Bloodborne community is still very much alive and pressing the L1 transform button on their collective hopes.
If Bluepoint is indeed cooking something, what would you rather see: a faithful remake with modern bells and whistles, or a brand-new project?