Key Takeaways
- Fans eagerly await a Bloodborne remaster but have been consistently let down by false hopes.
- Legal issues may be hindering a remaster, as evidenced by Miyazaki’s cautious language.
- The lack of a remaster may boil down to lackluster sales compared to other PlayStation titles.
Name a more deprived group of fans than those of Bloodborne. Those waiting for Hollow Knight: Silksong news probably come close, but calls for a Bloodborne remaster have been around since Silksong was but a grub.
There have been plenty of times when fans have gotten their hopes up—like when a PS5 version of the game reportedly appeared on PlayStation Stars or when PlayStation mysteriously tweeted about the game. But there have been just as many times in which they’ve been let down—Like when a Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster was announced, or a Dark Souls 3 one, or something even less exciting than both.
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It’s gotten to the point where the community has given up all hope of ever seeing one, and they’ve even resorted to remastering the game themselves. But, as the tenth anniversary approaches, Bloodborne fans have gathered on Reddit to try and use logic to figure out why PlayStation isn’t doing anything with the beloved title.
“The Only ‘Logical’ Reasons Are Legal Issues”
One prevailing theory comes from user dicekit, who feels that the only reason there’s been no Bloodborne remaster or PC port is because of some legal hurdles.
They use a quote from Miyazaki himself as evidence, where the game’s creator once said, “If I say I want one, I’ll get in trouble as well. But it’s nothing I’m opposed to.”
Dicekit takes the line “I’ll get in trouble” to mean literal trouble, suggesting that something is legally stopping the game’s creator from sharing what he thinks.
“Sony Has No Interest In Touching The IP Again”
Another theory comes from Vox-Silenti who suggests that Sony just doesn’t care about the Bloodborne IP, a controversial opinion not shared by all.
While Vox says, “That’s the only reason, and always has been,” others disagree. User WorthlessRain responded by saying, “I mean, it would be unfathomably idiotic to ‘not care’ about one of the most beloved games in history made by one of the most beloved companies in history.”
Vox’s suggestion bought out the tinfoil hats, with many arguing that because PS3-exclusive Demon’s Souls was remastered for the PS5 launch, Sony will do the same for Bloodborne and the PS6.
“If You’re Looking For A Reason, It’s Probably Money”
Thesupermonk21 suggests that money is the sole reason a Bloodborne remaster hasn’t seen the light of day. They compare Horizon Zero Dawn’s sales figures, which sit at around 24 million units, to Bloodborne’s 7 million units (as of 2022) and claim this disparity is why Sony hasn’t reignited FromSoftware’s title.
Another user countered this, saying, “Returnal only sold about one million, but they put that on PC anyway,” which is a valid counterpoint.
Arguments later in the thread suggest that Sony may be trepidatious about remastering the game because, although calls for it are loud, there’s no guarantee of sales, much like when Morbius made its way back to theaters.
Bloodborne is a PlayStation 4-exclusive title developed by Dark Souls and Elden Ring creator FromSoftware, and launched in 2015. A critically acclaimed action role-playing game, you must traverse the city of Yharnam seeking a cure for a mysterious illness.