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PlayStation has canceled two upcoming live-service projects from Days Gone developer Bend Studio and Demon's Souls remake developer Bluepoint Games.
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Bend Studios was reportedly working on a third-person open-world military shooter, while Bluepoint Games was working on a God of War live-service game.
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Sony is not shutting down Bend Studios and Bluepoint Games and is working closely with both teams to figure out their next steps, but layoffs are possible.
A reliable source said PlayStation has canceled two upcoming live-service games from its first-party portfolio. The cancellations affect Bluepoint Games and Bend Studios, and lend further credence to the notion that PlayStation is scaling back its live-service ambitions.
At the start of the PS5 generation, Sony had big aspirations for PlayStation's direct-to-service initiative. Back in 2022, the company planned to release at least 10 live-service PlayStation games by 2026. However, this goal began to shrink as the years went by, with numerous delays and cancellations affecting PlayStation's first-party studios. The most notorious of these cancellations was the naughty dog The last of us online A live-service project, development finished at the end of June 2023. Live-service projects from other PlayStation studios such as Firesprite, London Studios, Insomniac Games, Bungie, etc. were also removed.
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A few months after the big failure consentPlayStation's live-services venture took another big hit. Well-known industry insider Jason Schrier recently wrote a Bloomberg report claiming that PlayStation had canceled two more live-service games, which was later confirmed by a company spokesperson. This is one of the canceled projects An unannounced open world action game by Bend StudiosDeveloper of 2019 days passed. The team first confirmed that it was developing this brand-new IP in June 2022, and some recent leaks revealed that Bend Studios is working on a third-person military shooter.
Every canceled PlayStation Live-Service game so far
- Bend Studio: Open-world military shooter
- Bluepoint Games: God of War direct service game
- bungee: A third-person Destiny spin-off codenamed Payback
- Firesprite: Twisted Metal live-service game
- Firewalk Studio: Concord (closes two weeks after opening and studio closing)
- Insomnia Games: Spider-Man Live Service Game
- London Studio: Co-op Live-Service Game (Studio Closed)
- Naughty Dog: The last of us online
Another project PlayStation was canceled Direct service god of war Title from Bluepoint GamesThe developer behind the beloved remake of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon spirits. Bluepoint Games joined PlayStation Studios in September 2021 and immediately teased that it was working on “original content”, exciting fans that the studio wanted to develop a new game instead of a remake. Bluepoint's specific wording led many to speculate that instead of a brand-new IP, the studio might be working on an original project based on an existing PlayStation IP, which has now been confirmed. god of war. The release windows for these live-service games were unknown, but now that they've been canceled, fans will unfortunately have to wait a lot longer to hear from Bend Studios and Bluepoint Games.
Thankfully, Sony has confirmed that Bend Studios and Bluepoint Games won't be closing, but layoffs and job cuts aren't out of the question just yet. The company is working closely with both PlayStation studios to determine their next projects. Given the long-term nature of AAA game development, however, these games may not see the light of day until the PS6 generation.
PlayStation 5
Sony's PlayStation 5 is part of the ninth console generation and debuted with a launch lineup that included Demon's Souls and Astro's Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although a digital-only version is also available at a cheaper price.
