As the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S settle in, many games are being re-released on them with additional upgrades.Days GoneandFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeare two of the highest profile Sony exclusives coming to PS5, and other games likeCrash Bandicoot 4andTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2are also on the way. However, there are still a few notable absences from thePlayStation 5’s re-release lineup.
Death StrandingandBloodborne, two of the PS4’s biggest exclusive, have gone noticeably unmentioned whenever a round of remasters is announced.Death Strandingis notable for its presence on PC as well, making a lack of PS5 news curious. Fans have also been yearning for aBloodbornePC port or any kind of remaster that fixes its framerate, but there hasn’t been any firm news on either. However, there’s reason to believe that these games have gone silent for the same reasonFinal Fantasy 7 Remakedid during the past year: a port with more content is in the works.
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Port Stranded
Rumor has it that some form ofDeath Strandingextended editionis in the works for PlayStation 5. Renowned ResetEra insider Navtra hinted there may be a new way to playDeath Strandingin the near future, stating that it might be worth waiting a little bit if players are interested in returning to the game. Another user asked about the possibility of an extended edition and Navtra confirmed it, making it likely it won’t be a free upgrade due to new story content.
Considering how gorgeousDeath Strandingalready looks and Kojima’s preference for his games looking as good as possible, an upgraded PS5 version makes a lot of sense, andDeath Strandingin particular would be one of best games to show off theDualSense’s advanced rumble technology. Upon further questioning, Navtra claimed that this new version had been finished for a little while and had been expected to show up at the recent State of Play, so if these rumors are true, fans can expect an announcement very soon.
Fear the New Blood
However, the presence of this plausible rumor makes the silence aroundBloodborneall the stranger. Sure, From Software is busy withElden Ringright now, yet Sony can tap a number of other developers to give the game the frame pacing fix fans have been begging for(and even patching intoBloodborne themselves). It’s a very successful game, so it’s in Sony’s best interests to do something with it. All of this combined with the rumors and realities of upgraded re-releases for PS4 exclusives is starting to point towardsBloodbornebeing released with new content, at least speculatively speaking.
Bloodbornehas already received an expansion in the form of the Old Hunters DLC, which From Software once stated was two separate DLC areas merged into one. However, as digging intoBloodborne’s files and Chalice Dungeons showed, there is still a lot of content left on the cutting room floor. Indeed, there very well could be enough to create an entirely new area. It could be a new part of Yharnam, situated just beyond the infamous door behind the Cleric Beast. There could even be an extended final boss battle featuring a strange version of the Moon Presence found in a hacked Chalice Dungeon. The possibilities are endless, assuming this upgraded port comes to pass.
Sony and thePS5 still appears to have a fairly stacked yearahead of it, withDays Gonecoming to Steam this Spring,Returnaldropping in April, andRatchet and Clank: Rift Apartarriving in June. Even if upgraded re-releases ofDeath StrandingandBloodbornecan’t join them in the first half of this year, there’s still a chance they could show up over the next couple.Bloodbornefans in particular would be overjoyed to give their game of choice another few runs, and hopefully, the silence now is a good thing long-term.
Death Strandingis available now for PC and PS4.Bloodborneis also available for PS4.
