{"id":1982744,"date":"2026-06-10T14:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982744"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:11:07","slug":"shadow-of-the-colossus-director-fumito-ueda-laments-bluepoint-games-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982744","title":{"rendered":"Shadow of the Colossus Director Fumito Ueda Laments Bluepoint Games Closure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earlier in 2026, Sony shut down Bluepoint Games<\/u><\/a>, the studio behind the fantastic Demon\u2019s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes. In an interview with IGN, Fumito Ueda, the original creator of Shadow of the Colossus, expressed his sadness at Bluepoint’s demise, saying he’d hoped to work with the developer at least once more.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ueda had collaborated with Bluepoint a number of times, including on 2011’s The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection and the aforementioned 2018 Shadow of the Colossus remake. \u201cSo obviously, we had no heads-up,\u201d Ueda said of Bluepoint’s closure. \u201cWe’re not directly in relation with any project, so I heard about it at the same time you guys probably did in the news, and it was disappointing and sad to hear. I would have hoped that maybe in the future there could be a chance to work with them on something. So yeah, it’s very sad to hear the news.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ueda is already hard at work on his upcoming project, gen ATLAS, a sci-fi adventure starring giant robots in a move away from the fantasy settings the legendary developer is known for. But it\u2019s intriguing to think about what other project he could have worked with Bluepoint on. So, naturally, I asked exactly that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would be hard to answer,\u201d Ueda explained. \u201cI mean, maybe I guess, as we know how Bluepoint operated, is that they work on really good remakes, right? So it would be maybe something [like that]. But yeah, it’s just sad that they’re no longer around.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe Ico?\u201d I asked. \u201cMaybe Ico,\u201d he replied with a smile.<\/p>\n

The remake of Shadow of the Colossus was as good a modern interpretation of that masterpiece as we could ever have dreamed of getting back in 2018, so thinking about what could have been done with Ico is a tantalising prospect indeed. Sadly, this will obviously never happen, certainly not under Bluepoint, which, as I wrote earlier this year, is yet another example of a PlayStation acquisition horror story<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n