Sony has issued a DMCA takedown towards a fan-made patch that allowed 2015 motion RPG Bloodborne to run at 60FPS, sparking contemporary hypothesis {that a} remaster of the sport may very well be within the works.
Based on modder Lance McDonald, who’s additionally some of the outstanding members of the Bloodborne group, Sony requested him to “take away hyperlinks to the patch [he] posted on the web” by way of DMCA discover, which implies it is not accessible for obtain.
Within the replies, customers are speculating that Sony’s sudden flurry of exercise aimed on the patch may imply that the corporate is working by itself model of Bloodborne that runs at 60FPS.
There’s precedent for this standpoint. Again in 2022, Konami issued a DMCA discover towards a leak for a then-upcoming Silent Hill recreation, and that recreation subsequently turned out to be Silent Hill: The Brief Message, in order that DMCA was issued to ensure that Konami to get forward of the leaks.
After all, the apparent (and unlucky) fallacy within the argument is that corporations do not at all times concern DMCA takedowns as a result of they’re planning on creating one thing much like what’s been taken down.
Studios like Take-Two are extraordinarily au fait with DMCA takedown notices, and sometimes, these takedowns are issued just because the corporate is protecting of its IP and does not need anybody else coming inside sniffing distance of being profitable from that IP.
It is completely attainable that Sony has solely simply grow to be conscious of the Bloodborne 60FPS patch and that it has no intention of doing something with the IP; it simply does not need anybody else doing something with it both.
It is a disgrace if the DMCA is solely for IP safety causes, as a result of a Bloodborne remaster is ceaselessly requested by followers because of the sport’s recognition (in addition to its comparatively shoddy efficiency in its present state).
Sony has been identified to carry State of Play displays round this time of 12 months, although, so with all that stated, it’s attainable we may very well be about to study {that a} Bloodborne remaster is certainly within the works.
For now, you will must content material your self with selecting up the unique on PS4. It is also playable on PS5 by way of backwards compatibility, in fact.
