Sony, Bloodborne and DMCA Takedown

Creator of Bloodborne 60fps Patch Says Sony Has Sent Him a DMCA Takedown — but Why Now?
The creator of the high-profile Bloodborne 60fps patch has said he’s received a DMCA takedown from Sony. Well-known video game tinkerer Lance McDonald announced the news in a tweet, saying he received a takedown notification on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment “asking that I remove links to the patch I posted on the internet,
Sony Issues DMCA Takedown Against Bloodborne 60FPS Mod, Four Years After Release
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:
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.
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 60fps patch killed by Sony after years of release despite no remaster plans
“On February 21st, 2021, I created and released a patch for Bloodborne which makes the game run at 60fps,” the talented modder told fans on Twitter. “Today I received a DMCA takedown notification on behalf of Sony Interactive Entertainment asking that I remove links to the patch I posted on the internet, so I’ve now done so.”
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