While fans of FromSoftware’s works have been asking for a current-gen remaster of Bloodborne or even a sequel for quite some time now, former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden doesn’t believe that it’s likely to happen any time soon. In a recent episode of the Trophy Room podcast, Layden said that there are too many IP rights involved with Bloodborne, making a sequel quite difficult.
The IP rights for Bloodborne go hand-in-hand with the level of quality that would be expected of a sequel. “Can you do something that is not only respectful of the original, but can you recreate the phenomenon?” he asked.
“There’s a lot of involved rights associated with it,” Layden continued, noting that, along with FromSoftware itself, there is also the involvement of Sony and even Bandai Namco. “And something like that where Sony is in there, and [FromSoftware] is in there, and From’s parent company is in there, I think just getting everyone to sign off on everything is probably the biggest challenge there.”
Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida had spoken about the challenges of Bloodborne getting some kind of follow-up in January last year.
