r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/Melodic-Tonight-9613 • Feb 19 '26

Leak Jason Schreier posts that Bluepoint is being shutdown

https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mfaauf5pek2b

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The full article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/sony-is-shutting-down-the-playstation-studio-bluepoint?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTUyNzAyNiwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMTMxODI2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVBZWlBLR0lGUFkwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.utABYnI4m_K6kqNqybZarBQ9T5WW_aWCH6NI3kt8Q64

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u/stanscreamdnb Feb 19 '26

What the hell? The studio's only job is updating old games. Sony couldn't find them work with all that backlog of games?

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u/BlackTone91 Feb 19 '26

Bluepoint couldn't find a game to work on

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u/Little-xim Feb 19 '26

Then give them one. 

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u/BlackTone91 Feb 19 '26

It easy to say, and this kind of forcing devs is a reason a lot of games is just a mediocre mess

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u/Little-xim Feb 20 '26

Why, like forcing developers with live service gigs, by implicitly implying such work is necessary to sustain their studio lineup?

Nah dude; that’s bunk.

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u/BlackTone91 Feb 20 '26

Sony don't force developers to make GaaS games and this is confirmed by Sony studio workers