Bloodborne was a big risk, Sony will “absolutely” work with From Software again 

Bloodborne’s development was quite the undertaking for Sony and From Software.

Sony and From Software working together on a project is something you could’ve guessed when you look at the relationship they’ve had with Demon’s Souls. But how well Bloodborne did, and the reception it received, is perhaps not as easy to predict.

According to Sony’s worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida, betting on a game like Bloodborne that early in the PlayStation 4’s life cycle was a big risk, and something From Software may not have been able to justify if it weren’t for Sony’s involvement.

“Being management of From Software, I can totally understand they’re publishers, they have to manage their resources,” Yoshida told

“But also they support Miyazaki-san’s creative vision. Sometimes he might want to do something risky for them – in that case, we might have a chance of working with us. That was the case for Bloodborne.

“That was a quite large development effort. We’re able to work closely with them. We have great relationships, and because of the nature of them being publishers and developers, it’s a unique relationship.”

Yoshida’s visit to the UK was in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of the PlayStation 1 in the country. But, looking to the future, is another Sony/From Software collaboration possible?

“Absolutely,” was his answer, adding that he hopes to continue working with the studio. That is sure to make the many fans of From Software’s work and their style of games very happy.

The Elder Scrolls Online Orsinium DLC pack launching in November

Dive deeper into Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s story

Destiny microtransaction store opens next week, sells emotes

Konami registers Big Boss trademark in Japan, probably for a pachinko machine

Today’s Ubisoft announcement likely for Far Cry Primal – rumour

Background music playback on Xbox One not a priority, says Spencer

Here’s the new look of Covenant vehicles in Halo 5: Guardians

Star Wars Battlefront won’t contain any microtransactions

Destiny: what is this secret room in the King’s Fall raid?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 trophies reveal new difficulty setting, return of arcade mini-game

Star Wars Battlefront beta – what is the Hero system and how to become one?

Watch the Luke Skywalker killstreak from Star Wars Battlefront

Watch a flawless run of Destiny’s King’s Fall raid in just over an hour

Master Chief isn’t dead, he’s being hunted – says new Halo 5: Guardians trailer

Rock Band 4 reviews round-up – are music games back for good?

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate is over 40GB install on Xbox One

Lego: Dimensions first week sales better than latest Skylanders, Disney Infinity

Metal Gear Online 3 update is under 1GB, now live on Japanese PS store

Beta sign up goes live for Runescape card game Chronicle

Xbox One button remapping coming to all controllers “soon”

Fake GTA 6 trailer just isn’t good enough

In photos: VG247 at Tokyo Game Show 2015

GTA 5: a semi-truck using the trailer as a plow makes for a fun rush hour

Super Meat Boy will have a different soundtrack on PS4 and Vita

Male characters in this TERA video show off their dangerous underwear

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes online co-op is regional only, new video gives overview

The Kingkiller Chronicle – Lionsgate to develop games, movies based on the franchise

Rare gives you a look at the unreleased Twelve Tales: Conker 64 – video

Jeremy Irons and Brendan Gleeson will also star in the Assassin’s Creed film

GTA 5 meets Friday the 13th in this rather creepy video

Free Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate DLC for October contains 12 new quests and lots more

Microsoft has acquired Havok, will continue to license the tools to creators

Here’s a better look at the characters in Dragon Quest Heroes

Kill dinosaurs on PS4 when Primal Carnage: Extinction hits later this month

Win a free Steam key for The Escapists – over 300 to give away!

Splatoon players are getting a new weapon this weekend

Starting Personas detailed for main Persona 5 characters

Fallout 4 Xbox One bundle with 1TB hard drive is available for pre-order

This dev team is making a Smash Bros.-style one-button action game from a hotel lobby

NBA 2K16 digital sales doubled year-over-year, 4M units sold to retail

There’s free DLC coming to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5

Need for Speed closed beta keys are being sent out, check your inboxes

Star Fox Zero runs at 60fps on both Wii U screens, game delayed to reach the “Platinum feel”

PaRappa the Rapper and Vib-Ribbon creator has songs in new Harmonix game

Ex-Criterion devs working on two games, and one is a Burnout spiritual successor

RPG Masquerada is light, fresh and, thankfully, entirely orc-free

Rise of the Tomb Raider season pass listed on Amazon

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 reviews go live – critics shoot down The Birdman

Street Fighter 5’s final all-new character is Laura

You know you want a Destiny Engram stress ball

Batman: Arkham Knight PC won’t be back till the end of October

Oculus Rift’s $350+ price tag due to ‘a lot of technology beyond DK2′

Rocket League: Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC drops this month

Fallout 4 dev team: “We empower people to do what they love”

Xbox Live sign-in issues under investigation

Iron Banner and Trials of Osiris return to Destiny in October

Home Free is an open world game about being a stray dog and it’s on Kickstarter

Trackmania Turbo release moved from November to early 2016

Humble Bundle announces new monthly sub service called Humble Monthly

Here’s a DICE playtest video for this fall’s Battlefield 4 Community Operations DLC

The Beginner’s Guide from The Stanley Parable’s Davey Wreden is out today

Activision working with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 devs to fix its many issues

Fallout 4 Season Pass available for pre-order on Xbox One “stay tuned” for PC, PS4

UK residents can obtain a full refund on defective digital products by law

This Minecraft: Story Mode trailer introduces you to the The Order of the Stone

Zangief is coming to Street Fighter 5 – check him out

SOMA has already sold 92,000 copies across all platforms

You can now pre-order Star Wars Battlefront digitally on Xbox One

This GTA 5 mod contains the smallest production car ever made

Augmented pre-order plan for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided cancelled

Two more Xbox One bundles announced, one is Cirrus White with Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Everything you need to know about PlayStation VR: 100 prototypes, screen fidelity, motion sickness and more

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection reviews are in, all the scores

OpenCritic is a games-only Metacritic rival that aims to change the way we look at review scores

Mirror’s Edge soundtrack composer returns for Catalyst

Dota 2 playerbase actually declined in September, massively

PlayStation VR: developing games with “full-on action is pretty tough”

Scalebound design was in the works for years, had two cancelled prototypes

Yes, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate will have microtransactions