Summary
Yesterday, the ESRB rating board revealed thatPlayStation has a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster in the works, but reputable insider Jeff Grubb claims that it doesn’t end there. He alleges that another “even less exciting” remaster is in development, and I’m sorryBloodbornefans, but we’re not going back to Yharnam.
With FromSoftware and Japan Studio’s beloved soulslike RPG turning ten next year, fans are more eager than ever for a remaster, or even just a 60fps update. However, Sony has remained radio silent, and we’re instead seeing far more recent games get that treatment.
There’s some other remaster in the works that will be even less exciting, I’ve heard, and that’s definitely not Bloodborne.
Horizon Zero Dawnlaunched just seven years ago, which sets a strange precedent for the future of PlayStation’s remasters. Games that are backwards compatible, modern, and already have current-gen updates are fair game, which means that we could see the similarly recentGod of War(2018) or evenDay’s Goneremastered next, all the while Sony’s extensive history is either ported to PS Plus' classics catalogue or left to gather dust.
What’s Up With Bloodborne?
Bloodborne is one of the best-selling PlayStation exclusives, with over seven million copies sold as of last year (as reported byGame World Observer). It is a hugely popular game with a fervent fan base, and FromSoftware has only grown as a studio in the nine years since with the Game of the Year-winningSekiro: Shadows Die TwiceandElden Ring. If there was ever a time to bring Bloodborne back, it would be now.
Speculation continues to run rampant on why Sony hasn’t touched Bloodborne, from the closure of Japan Studio to theories that it lost the source code, but the truth is that we just don’t know. Without clarification from PlayStation itself, it’s a complete mystery.
FromSoftware CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki said that he’d like to see a PC porthimself, so it appears to be an issue on Sony’s front, but even that is speculation.
The Horizon Zero Dawn remaster hasn’t been officially revealed yet, let alone the mysterious second remaster that Grubb mentioned, but maybe we’ll find out at the next State of Play. In the meantime, the wait for Bloodborne’s return continues.
