That hypothetical game has been trending on Twitter recently, as it will often do for no apparent reason.

Such reports are, as always, entirely without merit.

There is a very good chance that cycle will repeat for another 10 years.

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Thats becauseBloodbornes eternally rumored revival is becomingthis generationsHalf-Life 3.

Granted, thats not a one-to-one comparison.

Valve notoriously stopped developing entries in their biggest franchises in favor of focusing on Steams growth.

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Why wouldnt someone giveBloodborneanything but the PS4 version of the game we are currently limited to?

Mind you, there have been some updates along the way.

FromSoftwares Hidetaka Miyazaki says the studio simplydoesnt own theBloodborneIP, so hes not at liberty to speak to it.

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He seems all for the prospect of a remaster, but the situation is beyond his control.

Yet, that explanation doesnt make any sense.

Not on its own anyway.

Why not do something similar again?

For that matter, why even bother with a remake?

Mind you, this is a company that remasteredThe Last of Us Part 2just four years after its debut.

That rumor has beenwidely disputed, but its one that people keep returning to.

Interestingly, that was also the case forHalf-Life 3.

By all accounts, the answer they came up with went on to disappoint a generation.

Perhaps were witnessing something similar withBloodborne.

Just look at what happenedto theGTATrilogyremasters.

Nothing in modern gaming is.

Yet, it still seems worthwhile to hold on to hope for a modernBloodbornerelease.

After all this time, doesnt it justfeellike such a game will eventually somehow be released?

The subject ofBloodbornewill inevitably trend again during the next PlayStation showcase or simply apropos of nothing.

Take it from a formerHalf-Life 3believer, though.

Such expectations can quickly become a joke before you realize that you werent in on it.