Key insights
- Bloodborne will officially enter maintenance on December 3rd, the same day as a rumored PlayStation event.
- PlayStation fans believe the date (which also happens to be the platform's 30th anniversary) was hidden in a new ad that appeared earlier this week.
- Bloodborne fans are now crossing their fingers that this could be the remaster or 60fps update they've been longing for, although we won't know for sure until that day comes.
PlayStation fans have been a bit nervous over the past few weeks since a new ad was uploaded to the platform's official YouTube channel. In this ad, a flying board can be seen very briefly with the date December 3rd written on it, which also happens to be the 30th anniversary of PlayStation as a whole. Many fans took this to be a reference to an event or PlayStation Showcase that will be taking place next month.
Insiders argue about whether an event could happen, pointing out that things like the Game Awards don't happen until December this year, and reliable figures like billbil-kun claim that things are being “prepared” behind the scenes. There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment, but one thing is certain: Bloodborne will be shut down for maintenance on the same day.
Bloodborne will undergo maintenance on its rumored PlayStation Showcase date
Bloodborne fans recently found out (and shared via the Twitter account FromSoftUpdates) that the game's servers will be undergoing maintenance on December 3rd. It's worth noting that it's not uncommon for FromSoftware games to randomly undergo maintenance, but this fitting perfectly into the day PlayStation could be teasing is almost too much of a coincidence.
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Many people are already considering this as proof that we'll finally get our remaster or remake announcement during this mystery event, even though we have absolutely no idea if that's the case. It's also possible that FromSoftware is preparing for some sort of PS5 Pro improvement, but it could also be absolutely nothing and cause Bloodborne fans to curl up in the corner of the room and cry.
Whatever this mystery twist turns out to be, I'm sure we're all keeping our fingers crossed that Bloodborne fans finally get some good news. The one-two punch of Horizon Zero Dawn getting a remaster and rumors of a Dark Souls 3 remaster in the works may have left some fans heartbroken. For now we just need to stay calm and pray.
Bloodborne is a PlayStation 4 exclusive title developed by Dark Souls and Elden Ring creator FromSoftware and released in 2015. A critically acclaimed action RPG, you must traverse the city of Yharnam to find a cure for a mysterious illness.
