Former Sony Japan Studio producer Teruyuki Toriyama, who was responsible for hit titles likeBloodborneandDemon Souls, has joined forces with several other industry veterans to create the new game development company, Sirius Studio. The new studio will be collaborating with the Japan-based game publisher and developer, gz.
Toriyama will be joined at Sirius Studio by a star-studded team of gaming industry expertsfrom big development companies like Sony Japan and Sega, according toGematsu. The new studio will focus on creating AA and AAA games for consoles and VR. TheSirius Studiowebsite, which is currently experiencing difficulties, states that the goal of the company is to “sparkle the hearts” of players, which seems to align with the cheery gz motto, “create with great zeal!”
Sirius Studio To Be Helmed By Industry Veterans From Sony And SEGA
The Young Studio Is In Good Hands
Teruyuki Toriyama worked with Sony until 2020, heading huge projects like the aforementioned Soulsborne duo, as well as several other titles likeSoul SacrificeandDéraciné. Hisnewly established Sirius Studio currently has about 20 employees working for it, including the following names:
Between them, the executives in charge of overseeing the company haveover two decades of experience in the video game industry.Collectively, the team has worked on a wide range of titles, includingBloodborne,Demon Souls,andSoul Sacrificeand its sequel, as already mentioned, along with theResident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Astro Bot,andYakuzafranchises.
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It’s important to note here that although these people all have an inordinate amount of experience in the gaming world,they’ve only worked on the corporate side of things. Forging great games will require Sirius Studio to fill its roster with excellent creatives.
What This Means For Bloodborne
The New Studio Doesn’t Mean A Bloodborne Sequel Is Coming
Fans have been wanting aBloodbornesequel for years, begging FromSoftware and Sony to create a followup to the gun-toting arm of their Soulslike franchise. Hearing that the ex-Bloodborneproducer is starting a new company may sound promising, butunfortunately, Sirius Studio likely won’t have any relation toBloodbornebesides Toriyama’s ties to it.
The studio doesn’t own the rights to the franchise, and Sony is unlikely to outsource work on a sequel, even if it’s to a company created by a former employee. Despite the lack of news about a secondBloodborne,fans can look forward to the similar newNintendo Switch 2 exclusive titleThe Duskbloods, announced in April.
