"Schrier goes on to say that 70 people will be affected by the closure of the studio, which Sony purchased in 2021 after a lengthy relationship in which BluePoint made several PlayStation-exclusive remasters/remakes, including Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and a remake of Shadow of the Colossus. Sony themselves has confirmed the closure in a statement. The studio will officially shut its doors next month."
"However, we learned late last year that it had also apparently been tasked with creating a God of War live-service spin-off, going against everything the team was good at and built around. That project was cancelled, seemingly leaving Bluepoint with nothing to do. "The studio then spent the last year pitching and trying to determine what it would do next," said Schreier."
Sony has shut down Bluepoint Games, affecting about 70 employees, and the studio will close next month. Sony purchased Bluepoint in 2021 after a lengthy partnership during which Bluepoint produced PlayStation-exclusive remasters and remakes including Demon's Souls, Shadow of the Colossus, and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. Bluepoint also provided support on major titles such as God of War: Ragnarok. The studio worked on a cancelled God of War live-service spin-off, spent the last year pitching new projects, and then faced closure. Timing is notable given a newly announced God of War trilogy remake developed in-house. Reasons for the shutdown remain unclear, with financial factors and a corporate push into live-service games suggested.
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