Sony, Bloodborne and DMCA

Sony's Bloodborne 60fps Mod DMCA Takedown Was About the Name, Not the Patch Itself
Original Story: Almost four years down the line, Sony has issued a DMCA takedown request against an unofficial Bloodborne patch that allows it to run at 60 frames-per-second. The news comes via the mod's creator, Lance McDonald, on social media:
Bloodborne at 60fps is no more, as the person behind the fan-made patch has been hit with a takedown notice from Sony
Love playing Bloodborne in 60fps? Too bad as Sony has filed a takedown notice against the fan-made patch that makes the beloved FromSoftware title run smoothly.
Modder Behind Bloodborne 60FPS Patch Finally DMCA'd By Sony Four Years Later
Back in 2021, modder Lance MacDonald released a patch for playing Bloodborne on PlayStation 4 Pro at 60FPS in boost mode. Sony didn’t seem to notice or care. Until now. Almost four years later, the console maker and publisher of this game hit MacDonald with a DMCA request to have the patch removed from the internet.
Copium as Second Bloodborne Fan Project Hit by Sony DMCA Takedown
There is a particular sadistic joy to being a modern Bloodborne fan. A decade on, short of a complete remake, we probably wouldn't even be interested in a remaster or 60fps patch at this late stage, but we are seemingly in the minority on that;
Sony just axed the 60fps Bloodborne mod with a DMCA takedown
A popular Bloodborne framerate mod is no longer available thanks to a DMCA takedown request from Sony. Australia-based Twitch streamer Lance McDonald first developed the mod back in 2020 before making it available to download in 2021.
Sony hates Bloodborne fans so much it’s taken down a free 60fps patch
Despite aggressively ignoring Bloodborne all generation, Sony has asked that a fan-made patch that bumps up the game’s frame rate be taken offline.
Bloodborne 60 fps mod targeted by Sony DMCA takedown
All the way back in 2021, a prolific modder and researcher of FromSoftware games, named Lance McDonald, released his magnum opus: a 60 fps mod for Bloodborne. Now, almost four years later, Sony has made the unfortunate decision to issue a DMCA takedown forcing McDonald to stop publicly providing access to the patch files.
Bloodborne 60 FPS Patch Maker Gets Takedown Notice from Sony
The creator of the 60 FPS patch for Blooborne removes the popular project after getting a takedown notice from Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Bloodborne 60 FPS Mod Wasn’t Target of Sony Copyright Strike
It has now emerged that a recent Sony copyright strike that targeted a fan-made Bloodborne 60 FPS mod wasn’t aimed at the mod itself. The Bloodborne community, known for its optimism, started hoping that the copyright strike meant Sony was interested in an official Bloodborne 60 FPS patch,
As the Bloodborne PSX Demake Becomes the Latest Fan-Project to Suffer a Copyright Claim, the Creator of Bloodborne's 60fps Mod Has Offered His ‘Copium’ Official Remake Theory
The Bloodborne PSX demake has become the latest Bloodborne-related fan project to be hit with a copyright claim after the Bloodborne 60fps mod was struck last week. Well-known Bloodborne 60fps mod creator Lance McDonald announced last week that he’d received a takedown notification on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment “asking that I remove links to the patch I posted on the internet,
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