Bluepoint Games becomes Sony's 4th studio acquisition in 2021

Bluepoint has worked with many Sony properties

PlayStation Studios has welcomed Bluepoint Games, as the fourth new member to the family in 2021.

The studio’s brilliant re-creation of Demon’s Souls for the PS5 launch proves that @bluepointgames knows @PlayStation games inside and out. We are so excited to welcome them as the newest member of PlayStation Studios! Congrats to everyone at Bluepoint Games! pic.twitter.com/GEU35mIpC5

— Hermen Hulst (@hermenhulst) September 30, 2021

In an interview with IGN, Herman Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios said, "Bluepoint is now in a place where there's hardly an entity imaginable that knows PlayStation better than they do, because they've worked with so many different teams on their respective, iconic franchises that they've had a developer insight in a wonderful way,"

Bluepoint Games President, Marco Thrush, conveyed that the studio's next project, will not be a remaster but an original title. Thrush said that making the transition from remasters like Gravity Rush and Uncharted: Legacy Collection, to full remakes like Demon's Souls for the PlayStation 5 was a test to see, whether they could handle an original title.

The studio started with 15 employees and grew to 95 people, during the production of the Demon's Souls remake.

"Our team is a very highly experienced team, the average experience among most people is about 15 years, and all of them come from original development. It's not like we're a bunch of developers that got trained up on making remasters and remakes," said Thrush.

"We have that original game development mindset in our hearts, and that's what we're now ready, finally ready with the support of Sony to push forward and show what we can do, and show what PlayStation can do," Thrush added.