Producers from Sony Interactive Entertainment Studio Japan and From Software say they are working on new projects, but they may not be a sequel toBloodborne.
In a new article, members of the team at From Software, who developed the PlayStation 4 exclusive hitBloodborne, have said they are hard at work on more games for 2017; however, that may not include a sequel toBloodborne.
In an interview with4Gamer, a group of Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio producers sat down for a traditional annual interview to provide an outlook for the following year. The producers atFrom Softwareand Studio Japan working onBloodbornestayed quiet on details, but From Software Producer Teruyuki Toriyama said the studio is working hard on “ambitious titles” and concepts for new games simultaneously. Masaaki Yamagiwa, who served as a producer onBloodborne(on Sony’s Studio Japan side), said he has continued working on a project ever sinceBloodbornelaunched last April. Yamagiwa said he hopes that project will release next year in 2017.
Dualshockers, who translated the Japanese interview to English, made note that while all this talk could refer to a sequel toBloodborne, the language used in no way implies that Toriyama and Yamagiwa are talking about another game in theBloodbornefranchise. This one (or multiple) projects could be something else entirely new, having nothing to do with aBloodbornesequel.
This seems to fall in line with talk thatDark Soulsdirector Hidetaka Miyazaki hadmoved on from theSoulsseriesto work on a new IP, of which development had already begun. However, it may not be Miyazaki’s game that comes out in 2017, especially if the studio is working on multiple projects at the same time.
What is clear is that From Software is remaining in partnership with Sony through Studio Japan, and it appears that whatever game comes next from the studio is likely to be aPlayStation exclusivejust asBloodbornewas.
During the same interview, SCE Worldwide Studio President Shuhei Yoshida said that, although 2016 felt like the year of PlayStation hardware (with the release ofPlayStation VR, PS4 Slim, and the PS4 Pro), he hopes that 2017 is the year for “amazing software” from Sony. It’s too early to tell just yet, but it sounds like whatever From Software is working on could play into that plan for 2017.
For those who might be familiar with the studio or its history, From Software developed bothDemon’s Soulsand theDark Soulsseries of games, which have become extremely popular with gamers seeking a challenge.Bloodborne, whichchanged the gameplayof those games, was a big win for Sony to get as an exclusive. In fact, here at Game Rant, we considerBloodborneto be one of themust-own PS4 experiencesfor those who have the console.
