Sony: Acquisition of Bluepoint Games is now official

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For several months, there have been rumors and speculations around a takeover of the developer studio Bluepoint Games by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was even the speech that the deal was brought under the roof and subject some time ago. But only now there is the official confirmation: Bluepoint is now part of the PlayStation Studios.

This has confirmed Marco Thrush, the President of Bluepoint Games, in a detailed opinion in the PlayStation Blog. This should end all speculation on this topic.

We are very pleased that we are now officially part of the Playstation Studios family!

Austin, Texas, has been the headquarters of Bluepoint since the founding of our studios in 2006. Now we are a team of almost 70 highly talented creative heads and continue to grow. Although the studio has grown considerably in the last 15 years, but our cultural beliefs have remained the same: we want to express boundaries or even blow up, while creating such high quality games as possible and have fun. The focus on our corporate culture was crucial to our success and we are pleased that the PlayStation Studios share our beliefs and visions .

Playstation really offers legendary games and for us there is nothing better to make some of the biggest masterpieces in the gaming area as new players. Part of the PlayStation Studios, our team drives to further increase the quality and offer the PlayStation community even more impressive experiences. Many thanks to all who have supported us over all the years. We can not wait to imagine more fantastic games in this next chapter for Bluepoint Games!

Accordingly, Sony and Bluepoint Games will work very much together in the future than was already the case. The two studios have been cultivating an intensive cooperation for many years. Among other things, Bluepoint has worked on the Remaster versions of Shadow of the Colossus and Gravity Rush. The most recent work of the studio was the new edition of Demon s Souls for the PS5 (Buy Now 649,00 €). On which project the team is currently working on, but date is secret.

Source: PlayStation Blog

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author 01.10.2021 at 11:41