PlayStation Studios acquires Bluepoint Games, will focus on original video games
The Hindu
In a move to expand its gaming title portfolio, Sony’s PlayStation Studios has acquired Bluepoint Games, a studio known for its remasters and remakes of bestsellers Demon’s Souls, and a few Uncharted and Metal Gear games
During a June 2020 announcement of Housemarque being acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation Studios, the tech giant let slip on social media, that they had acquired Bluepoint Games. Well, now the news around Bluepoint has been finalised by Sony with an undisclosed amount.
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It was inevitable that Sony would acquire Bluepoint, though. Bluepoint, established in 2006, has been responsible for some of PlayStation’s bestselling games: the PlayStation 5 remake of Demon’s Souls (of which more than 1.4 million copies sold since release) the PlayStation 4 remake of Shadow Of The Colossus, Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection – a major overhaul of the first Uncharted game with upgrades given to the second and third in the series – and Metal Gear Solid HD Collection.
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