Sold through, not shipped. lol

This is something people don't focus on enough.  The larger the PS4 install base gets, especially when compared to its competitors, the less likely devs are going to need to go multiplat with new IPs to make profits.  This allows them to save time and resources on porting, while also allowing them to fine tune their game to get more out of the PS4.  They also get a PR/hype boost due to them being an exclusive. 

On the other side of things, MS is going to have to pay more money to secure 3rd party exclusives, as the PS4 is going to be the go to system for them.

@ OP

Congrats, FS & Sony.  Well deserved.

Amazing news for a new IP that many consider to be in a niche market. Well deserved sales considering its nearly universal praise from critics and people that bought the game. As some one who has never played a "Soul type" game I am currently in love with Bloodborne. Hope these sales give Sony the confidence to keep supporting these type of games and hopefully warrants a sequel.

Why this thursday?

NPD march numbers

Ah, thanks for the info. Wish it was the WW numbers but that's good enough.

Reporting You...

Because...

Those eyeballs...

Give me the heebie jeebies

The same can be said for any console exclusive but I guess you decided to take it against BB.  Havent seeyou complain about  tomb raider.  For now it started really well. 

Actually, preeeetty sure that this was a case of Sony essentially contracting From to make them an exclusive Souls-y game, meaning they provided the bulk of resources needed to develop the title in the first place. A bit like, say, Alan Wake, wherein the developer isn't one of Microsoft's, but Microsoft did provide them with the funding to develop the title; in the case of choosing platforms, it was entirely Microsoft's decision, as they owned the IP. I remember that even Alan Wake's PC release came only after the develop basically asked Microsoft for permission/support in doing so, meaning their upcoming title's platforms will similarly be up to Microsoft in the long run.

So while, don't get me wrong, I'm certain that From will work on other Dark Souls titles, and maybe even do with Bloodborne what they did with Demon's Souls (ummmm Bloodbirthed! ...Phlehmborne! You get the gist,) any actual direct sequel to Bloodborne, using its setting, etc, etc, would inevitably be a Sony exclusive, as Sony has control of the IP, just as they did with Demon's Soul. (Something they're quite strict on when funding a title's development, to avoid something like Crash Bandicoot, wherein they poured money into development and advertising, only to have the property go multiplatform.)

On a similar note, though, I'm actually interested in seeing what happens to Sunset Overdrive's IP, if any sequels happen. Unlike Bloodborne, part of the deal with Microsoft was letting the studio retain control of the IP, so basically they can take the property elsewhere if they want; while the deal likely has the current game locked to exclusivity indefinitely, any sequels could conceivably be multiplatform if another publisher offers them a better deal/more funding than Microsoft.

Guys, you don't need to explain to Feanor something he already knows.

Bloodborne is a first-party game.
Titanfall is a third-party game.

There is a big difference between then and that is why the second will be multiplatform and the first not.