After doing some emergency maintenance yesterday that could have seen the Bloodborne servers offline for days, Sony and From Software announced today that the servers are back online.
Additionally, you’ll be able to download Bloodborne update 1.08, which fixes issues with the NPC survivor state not being handed over properly.
Here’s Sony’s full statement on the server maintenance completion and update delivery:
The emergency server maintenance which occurred from yesterday (1-Dec, Tues, around 15:00) has been completed.
Also in regards to the issues like NPC survivor state not handed over properly which occurred in the previous update, we have provided a latest update (1.08) where such issues have been fixed.
We are deeply sorry to cause such inconvenience.Please apply the latest update (1.08) and enjoy playing Bloodborne.
As for The Old Hunters DLC, we recently reviewed it, saying, “The Old Hunters improves upon the original Bloodborne in such a way that it makes a purchase compulsory for current owners of the game, and comes highly recommended for RPG fans who have yet to try it out.”
If you’ve been unable to access The Old Hunters after purchasing it, follow these steps:
Step 1
- Defeat the boss of the Cathedral Ward and examine the altar in the back of the room to change the in-game time to night.
Step 2
- Go to the Hunter’s Dream and receive the Eye of a Blood-drunk Hunter from a messenger.
Step 3
- Go to the Oedon Chapel and leave via the left-hand exit to enter the square.
Step 4
- Go to the right-hand end of the square to trigger an event. This event will take you to the new area: the Hunter’s Nightmare.
- Lighting the lamp in the new area will allow you to travel to and from the area via an Awakening Headstone in the Hunter’s Dream.
What do you think of The Old Hunters?
[Source: Bloodborne (1), (2)]
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Get a Free PS4 Theme by Watching This Interactive Trailer
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Multiplayer Blowout by Sony Japan
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Bloodborne Exclusive Interviews by PSLS
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Read about 'em in the links below.
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Hidetaka Miyazaki said it, and we believe him.
Check out his full statement in the link below.
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Check out the link below for a peek at Bloodborne's character creation system, and the choices you can make.
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Bloodborne - Everything You Need to Know #16
Be prepared for a long slog, then.
Here's what Yamagiwa told us:
Just like Demon’s Souls, it really depends on the player’s skill. It’s hard to say. But we can say that the total game volume is bigger than Demon’s Souls.
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Expect It to Be Less Punishing to Accommodate More Players
Now, before you cry and exclaim that From has sold out, why not read why From is doing it, no?
In terms of who the game is aimed at, and who we want to capture in terms of the audience, obviously we can’t betray or disappoint the fans out there. They’re very, very important. They’ll be the main ambassadors of the game. [But] we do want more people to share this experience. You died a lot in the previous games, and you had to persevere, but one of our main goals with this game is that we don’t want to focus on punishing the player.
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Expect weather and time changes in the game, but not in real-time.
Here's what Yamagiwa told us during a chat:
It’s not like it happens in real-time when you play, the sun goes down or something like that. It doesn’t happen. But yes, when you play through the story, there are variations of the weather and the time.
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Pre-Order Bonuses and Collector's Editions Revealed
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Make Sure You Check Out Our Previews
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