The culprit behind the fake Bloodborne remaster news comes from @Nlbellion, which is a spoof account based on credible leaker, @Nibellion. As per the fake account, “Bloodborne remastered is coming to PS5 in August 2022 and PC in Q2 2023.” Thanks to a combination of legit-looking phrasing and a blink-and-you-will-miss-it link to an official PlayStation blog post, plenty fell for the prank, including prominent influencers and personalities in the video game industry.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) May 30, 2022 On a more serious note, it definitely feels like Sony wasting the opportunity as it refuses to port Bloodborne to the PS5 and the PC. Bloodborne still looks and plays great on the PS4 and the PS4 Pro, but the poor frame rates as well as the loading times definitely hurt. The gothic horror action RPG, which many consider FromSoftware’s best work, deserves better. Even if a PC port doesn’t come, many will “settle” for a PS5 version with 4K60 support as well as HDR compatibility, among several other quality-of-life improvements. Since we’re on the topic of things that might never happen, Sony and FromSoftware could even use a next-gen version of Bloodborne to complete all the cut content from the original release of the 2015 title. Fans have datamined Bloodborne for years and have found entire DLCs worth of excluded content. Sony could repackage all of this stuff in a “Director’s Cut” edition similar to what it did with the likes of Death Stranding and Ghost of Tsushima. With Elden Ring beating Call of Duty in sales, anything can happen. If nothing else, a Bloodborne PC port within this fiscal year could help Sony reach its lofty $300 million sales goal by March 2023.
