The Old Hunters, Bloodborne's much anticipated add-on that's due out this November, sees what was originally planned as two DLC packs combined for one single expansion - and it sounds like it's the last DLC for From Software's PS4 exclusive.
"We were originally planning on doing two sets of DLC," Masaaki Yamagiwa, Sony Japan's producer for Bloodborne, told Eurogamer at Tokyo Game Show today. "It was decided that with one set, we'd be able to do more with it, and have more volume for players to play with. As of right now, we have no plans for any more DLC."
Bloodborne, a PlayStation 4 exclusive from Dark Souls creators From Software, launched in March this year and was met with success, with some 2 million sales to its name to date as well as an outstanding critical reception. "It's awful to know that, in all likelihood, it will be a painfully long time until I play anything else that matches up to Bloodborne's breadth of vision, generosity of content, and yes genius," wrote Rich Stanton in our review.
It took almost six months for Sony to announce an expansion, although a November release was always on the cards. "At least in Japan, the plan was to release the DLC in November," said Yamagiwa. "I should mention, though, we finished making the game and then moved into production on the DLC. It took that long, but that's because of the sheer amount of volume. We're sorry it took so long! But it's as fast as was possible considering what's in it."
Also being introduced in The Old Hunters are new NPCs that can be summoned, and that will be interspersed throughout Bloodborne's existing campaign. Finally, the Chalice Dungeons won't be impacted, but there may be some changes down the line. "We won't be touching them in the DLC, but we're thinking of making them easier for everyone to play," said Yamagiwa. "But that'd be as part of an update, not part of the DLC."
The Old Hunters is coming out on November 24th and will cost £11.99, while on December 3rd a special edition of Bloodborne which incorporates the DLC will also be released.
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