Sony has reportedly canceled two unannounced PlayStation games: one, a God of War live service game from Demon's Soul Remake studio Bluepoint, and the other an untitled live service game from Day's Gone developer, Bend Studio.
This comes from Agency's Jason Schreier, with confirmation from a Sony spokesperson. Despite the cancellations, none of the studios will close according to the spokesperson.
“Bend and Bluepoint are very successful teams that are valued members of the PlayStation Studios family, and we are working closely with each studio to determine what their next projects are,” the spokesperson's statement read.
It's unclear whether the cancellations will lead to job cuts, and Sony was noncommittal in a separate statement provided to Agency, saying only that it is “working closely with Bend and Bluepoint to determine what the next projects are and plan to do everything we can.” “. possible to ensure there is minimal business impact.
PlayStation's entry into the live services market has been rocky at best: it scored a big win with Helldivers 2 last year while also suffering a setback with the shooter's surprisingly abrupt closure. first person online Concord, which resulted in the closure of developer Firewalk. Studies.
The cancellations come less than a year after PlayStation laid off 900 workers at major studios including Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog and Guerrilla Games and canceled several unannounced projects.
Nothing else has been revealed yet about the recently canceled titles, but we'll likely know more in the coming weeks. I've contacted PlayStation for comment and will update this article if I hear back.
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