Bloodborne Dev "Exploring" Patch to Reduce Load Times, Fix Bugs 

Bloodborne Dev "Exploring" Patch to Reduce Load Times, Fix Bugs

The PS4 game's upcoming patch will also make "other performance optimizations and miscellaneous bug fixes."

Sony and From Software have announced that they are moving forward on a new patch for Bloodborne that aims to reduce load times in the just-released role-playing game. The patch will also tweak other elements of the game, which launched today exclusively for the PlayStation 4.

"The development team is currently exploring another patch for Bloodborne, seeking ways to improve load time duration, in addition to other performance optimizations and miscellaneous bug fixes," reads a statement from Sony to IGN. "We will provide more information as soon as possible."

Bloodborne is the latest game developed by From Software, the creators of the Demon\'s Souls and Dark Souls franchises. GameSpot\'s 9/10 review says: "Bloodborne\'s excellent action, beautiful artistry, and religious melodrama make it another must-play in the Demon\'s Souls tradition."

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Kevin i was wondering, will you update your score for the game, if the patch fix the loading time ?!

@HenrySix  i heard Xbox version has no loading times at all. Must be nice.

I don\'t have the game, but I\'ve heard that the main problem is that when you die you go back to the hub (1 loading screen), and then you have to warp to the location you were playing (second loading screen), one easy fix would be appearing in the world you died instead of going back to the hub....well that or stop dying hehehe.

@DarkNeoBahamut Not accurate by my experience so far. When I die, I have been warping back to the lantern I came from. One loading screen.

But yes, it\'s long, and yes, I MUCH prefer to just not die.

Thanks for that. I\'m gonna watch some good old Bug movies.

Be professional and don\'t die. Loading time fixed.

@RicanV   I agree It\'s not like the game is broken.

I don\'t like how dark they made the game. It looks like it would be very depressing to play this game. I\'m still not getting a PS4! Developers should make games that are less dark and depressing in the graphics. Does this game even have a day/night cycle?

@Xristophoros You might want to induce vomiting because you just ate t..ll bait

@Xristophoros i wish they made dark themed Mario game.... that would be so awesome...

@mnm59501 lol that is utter nonsense what you just said. every game has its own unique visual style and atmosphere. some games are uplifting, others are not. don\'t like bloodborne or the souls games because they are too dark? there is a platform called the wii u where all you will find is sunshine, rainbows and butterflies... you might want to check it out :D  

Silence, haters. This is a software team that seems to genuinely care about its product, and us gamers. Bravo.

[Obligatory negative comment about releasing unfinished games]

"I miss the ol days where game companies didn\'t release games with game breaking glitches..."

- Commenter who either didn\'t live through the \'ol days\' or has long term memory loss

It seems inevitable that bugs creep into the release and that\'s ok - up to a point - but crazy long loading times? The devs KNOW the loading times, why didn\'t they fix it before? I would assume it\'s because it\'s HARD, so I\'m not holding my breath too much for this patch...

In a game where you (well, I) die every 20 seconds, 40 sec load time is way too much ;-) Let\'s hope I\'m wrong and they can reduce it though, as it\'s otherwise a very nice game.

Great game getting even better?  Sure.

Glad I put in a solid state hybrid drive. Should shave off a few seconds. Anythings better than looking at the Bloodborne logo for 40 seconds at a time, especially at difficult sections. I wonder why they opted to not having any form of information during loading screens like with dark souls. its not exactly a complex addition.

@uncha1n3d Crap, I think I\'d be willing to consider putting in solid state hybrid too then... but I already ordered the physical edition. Anyway, mind sharing which drive you\'re using? Thanks!

@uncha1n3d a tutorial on the load screens would take you out of the foreboding atmosphere... just a hunch. or maybe they were short on time :D 

It helps but only by 5 seconds or so. You\'ll notice the most substantial gain if you are constantly rebooting the same game each time...

@uncha1n3d Does that make a difference? I thought those drives basically had a tiny amount of ssd storage for saving small programs that you used a lot.  But not enough to encompass an entire game 

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