Bloodborne is out, and it’s an incredible experience for masochists and people who just love great games. As you’ll see when you get home to play it today, you’ll be confronted by a 2.69GB day one patch. That patch increases stability, contains a few game optimisations, enables co-op and opens up the game’s servers to all and sundry. Still, the game’s got a few performance issues and some unfortunately long load times. There’s a brand new patch coming to fix that.
“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,” Sony’s told Eurogamer.
“We will provide more information as soon as possible.”
Hopefully it really does help lessen the game’s awful load times, which can often mean a 45 second wait for a revival – which, given that death is terribly frequent, means that it can be an exercise in abject frustration.
Despite the issues, it’s still been rather well received. In his review, Jim Sterling summed it up rather well.
Bloodborne is as glorious as it is grotesque, a harsh and unyielding exercise in getting battered mercilessly while feeling encouraged the whole painful way. While very much a Souls game through and through, the switch from methodical and slow progression to a faster, ultimately more savage environment provides just enough of a twist to give it a wholly unique feel, a more empowering journey, for both the player and the opposition. Bloodborne is something truly special – a barbaric horror RPG that will giveth and taketh away in perfect measure, wrapped up in a perverse world that will refuse to let you go.
Last Updated: March 25, 2015
Ranting Raptor
March 25, 2015 at 08:33
Looks like you need to blow on the cartridge a bit there man
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 25, 2015 at 08:36
lol. I hope you’re ready…
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 08:46
Interesting euphemism.
Ranting Raptor
March 25, 2015 at 08:47
That… but… It wasn’t a euphemism.. I was referring to the header image with what looks like those lines you used to get on the old snes cartridge games….
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 08:49
Good morning 😀
Geoffrey Tim
March 25, 2015 at 08:50
It’s the loading lines from the ZX spectrum. ;P
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 08:50
Damn, how old are you?
Geoffrey Tim
March 25, 2015 at 08:50
Really fucking old.
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 08:51
That just put this image in my head. Might be a little lacist, but I think it’s epic.
https://rickydeanhall.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/paimei-2.jpg
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 08:52
Loool
Pieter Kruger
March 25, 2015 at 08:48
LOL @ header! Also, think the PC version will load faster?
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 25, 2015 at 08:51
I heard the PC version loads in 0 seconds.
Pieter Kruger
March 25, 2015 at 08:51
As would be expected obviously…????
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 08:52
He meant it wont realese on PC….
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 08:52
As expected…
Pieter Kruger
March 25, 2015 at 08:52
Obviously…
Pieter Kruger
March 25, 2015 at 08:52
But it will……
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 08:53
Sure, I’ll buy you a beer when it happens XD
Pieter Kruger
March 25, 2015 at 08:55
Just saying, Amazon France has a good rep for outing future releases (remember GTA V coming to pc?)
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 08:56
Make it a tequila to. With a pinch of salt.
Blood Emperor Trevor
March 25, 2015 at 08:59
Just no lemon, PC gamers have had enough lemons 😉
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 09:00
ROFL
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 09:00
Comment of the week here.
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 08:59
*too
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 09:00
Two Tequilas. Brave man
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 09:01
Brave or stupid, I can’t tell.
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 10:14
Same thing really
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
March 25, 2015 at 12:08
They’re the same people who listed pre-orders for Halo MCC and Sunset Overdrive for PC…. so umm, ya.
Pieter Kruger
March 25, 2015 at 12:21
Last two Souls made it to pc and I’m pretty sure Halo MCC and SO will also make it to pc!????
Pariah
March 25, 2015 at 08:52
Also, *release
RinceThis
March 25, 2015 at 09:36
lol
Hammersteyn
March 25, 2015 at 08:51
XD you’re sharper than a, um, a very sharp thing
Sageville
March 25, 2015 at 10:04
Sigh, we soo old
Dean
March 25, 2015 at 08:49
Not sure where it’s set, but I’m thinking we set a community password so who ever gets the game can co-op a little easier with the rest of us. Something stupidly simple like ‘lazygamer’.
People think it’s a good idea?
Geoffrey Tim
March 25, 2015 at 08:50
That is an exceptional idea.
WitWolfy
March 25, 2015 at 08:55
Once the load time patch releases I’ll pick up Bloodborne, but for now I’ll just keep on jamming on my PS3 for the time being..
Dutch Matrix
March 25, 2015 at 08:57
Overheard in the Bloodborne Dev Offices:
“Hey Guys! These loading times in between deaths are a bitch! Think we should do something about it?”
“What?! Delay the release by another two days? Are you mad?!”
“Uh. OK. Let’s just… Let’s just get working on a patch, and release it a few days after release?”
“Only if someone complains about the loading times. Cuz gamerz are stoopid like dat!”
Greylingad
March 25, 2015 at 09:20
Hehehehehe….
I wonder how many QA testers died of old age while waiting…
“Hey man, how’s the testing going?”
“Lets ask Carl, he hasn’t moved from his seat for the last few days, but I’m sure he’s…oh, Carl, buddy, are you o… Aah, uhm….Do you think we’d have an issue if we released the game as is?”
“Why?”
“Well no one will survive waiting so long as it extends past the average lifetime of a star, so…”
Gr8_Balls_o_KFM_Fire
March 25, 2015 at 23:06
Wow. Surprised this wasn’t delayed because of that