Shuhei Yoshida of Sony said that the popular Bloodborne: The Old Hunters will be available to players as a "full scale download" beginning on Nov. 24.
Following its release on Mar. 24, the game is getting first expansion which Sony initially confirmed in May. Likewise, an Old Hunters Edition which includes both the game's original version and its expansion will be available for a release in Japan on Dec. 3.
Hidetaka Miyazaki, the director of Bloodborne, assured players that the quality of the game's expansion will not in any way become affected by his upcoming project Dark Souls 3.
"The bottom line is, I think I can do it," said Miyazaki. "I believe I can do both the Bloodborne DLC and Dark Souls 3. This isn't the first time I've had to work on two projects at the same time."
While Sony hasn't disclosed any narrative details just yet, some details about the expansion have been confirmed by PlayStation Europe's blog.
"Set in a nightmare world where hunters from the past are trapped forever, explore brand new stages full of dangers, rewards and deadly beasts to overcome. You'll find multiple new outfits and weapons to add to your arsenal as well as additional magic to wield and add more variety to your combat strategy," reads the blog.
Bloodborne is a gothic hack-and-slash game that shares a number of characteristics found in From Software's most popular title Dark Souls. Some of the features that players can expect in the game expansion include new story details, new NPCs, a different side of the game's history and world, a new Bowblade weapon of Simon and a new adversary chief which shall be known as Ludwig.
"It is on the heels of this milestone that we can confirm that the highly anticipated expansion for Bloodborne is almost upon us. The wait is almost over, and a new nightmare is almost here," reads the PlayStation U.S. blog.
Considered as one of this year's most successful and most twisted games, the title has now sold more than two million copies worldwide from the day it was launched. The Bloodborne: The Hunters expansion will be released on Nov. 24 as a downloadable content. Players can expect to hear more details about the title from PlayStation as the release date comes nearer.
