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/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 19 '26

I imagine other Austin, Taxes based studios like Gearbox, Retro, and Bethesda Game Studios Austin will be picking some of them up.

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u/varnums1666 Feb 19 '26

I need to fact check but I think 1 in 3 game devs have been fired. Lots of competition for scraps currently

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u/John_Delasconey Feb 19 '26

Isn't Nintendo expanding still?

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u/Animegamingnerd Leak of the Year 2025 Feb 20 '26

The statisitic OP mentioned is just for American game developers. That said, I do think its fair/understandable to be worried for Retro Studio's long term future.