[Updated on August 3, 2024, with up-to-date release date information on the game.]
A Demon’s Souls Remake is in development from developer Bluepoint Games if a tweet from known PlayStation leaker Tidux has any merit to it. This information goes along with several rumors over the past year. Though, of course, take this leak with a grain of salt. The leaker was correct, as Demon’s Souls Remake was eventually released on November 12, 2020. PlayStation even revealed the game to the public during a summer event the same year.
Demon’s Souls is the first game in the Souls-like genre that has become popular with the release of Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Initially, Demon’s Souls launched on PlayStation 3 back in 2009. Set in the world of Boltaria, the game features challenging gameplay with combat that relies on strategic combat and fast reflexes instead of the button mashing seen in popular action games of today.
Sony published Demon’s Souls in Japan, but due to a mixed reception initially and poor sales, Atlus picked up the publishing rights for the game in North America. FromSoftware went on to develop Dark Souls since Sony retained the IP.
Tidux’s tweet first mentions the game being a remaster, but a later tweet compares it to the Shadow of the Colossus remake. Remasters are mostly known for featuring minimal upgrades outside of higher-resolution graphics and a few tweaks. Think of the God of War Collection. Remakes are built from the ground up with modern graphics, like Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy. In years past, Tidux leaked the PS4’s UI, Fallout 4’s original announcement, and teased Sony acquiring studios before the Insomniac purchase. Of course, Tidux’s predictions haven’t always been correct.
Bluepoint Games, the studio that will do the remake, is a Texas-based studio known mostly for remastering and remaking several popular titles. In 2009, the company developed the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3, an HD remaster of the first two God of War games. They went on to work on several HD remasters, such as Ico and Shadow of the Colossus (a game they went on to remake on PS4), Metal Gear Solid, and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection.
The involvement of Bluepoint Games does make sense. The studio has had a long-standing relationship with Sony after working with them on several of the publisher’s most significant IPs.
