Summary
- Former SIE President Yoshida suggests Miyazaki is too busy to work on Bloodborne remaster.
- Bloodborne remains highly requested, but creator is protective of the game.
- Despite fan excitement, no indications of Bloodborne remake or remaster forthcoming.
If you’ve followed the gaming space for the last few years, you’ll know that cries for a Bloodborne remaster are louder than ever. Every new mention of the game from Sony, and there has been a lot, builds fan excitement, only for it to be followed by a deafening silence. Expectations, though, have never been higher.
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Now, former president of SIE Worldwide Studios for PlayStation Shuhei Yoshida has weighed in on why we’ve not seen a remaster yet, saying he thinks the game’s creator, Hidetaka Miyazaki, is “so busy” it’s not been possible.
Miyazaki “Really, Really Loved Bloodborne And The World He Created”
Speaking to Greg Miller on the Kinda Funny Gamescast for the first time since retiring from PlayStation, Shuhei Yoshida confirmed that despite calls for many PlayStation reboots, “Bloodborne has always been the most asked thing.”
He shared his own “personal theory” as to why the game hasn’t seen a remake, remaster, or even an update yet.
First confirming that because he “left first-party so has no idea what is actually going on”, he says, “Miyazaki-san really, really loved Bloodborne and what he created. I think he is interested, but he’s so successful, and he’s so busy, he cannot do it himself, but he doesn’t want anyone else to touch it. The PlayStation team respects his wish.”
Yoshida is quick to reaffirm that this is just a “guess and theory” and that he’s “not revealing any secret information, to be clear.”
I think he is interested, but he’s so successful, and he’s so busy, he cannot do it himself, but he doesn’t want anyone else to touch it.
So, while we’re no further forward to actually receiving the remake or remaster that we’re all so desperate for, or even any information on it, it’s an interesting insight as to why the ball may not yet be rolling.
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.