Sony canceled two more live service games. One from remake and remaster studio Bluepoint; days gone by Oregon developer Bend Studio, the company revealed. bloomberg. Neither studio will be closing, but they have not yet said whether there will be layoffs. “We are working closely with each studio to determine their next projects,” a spokesperson said.
Bluepoint is the studio behind the critically acclaimed remake. demon’s souls and shadow of the colossus. The company reportedly cooperated with god of war ragnarok From 2022 to 2022 and after that, we were working on a live service project that was canceled yesterday. bloom barG’s Jason Schreier said in an article: Post to Blue Sky. Bend Studio has been a first-party developer for Sony since 2000, and its latest project is an action-adventure game. days gone byIt was released for PS4 in 2019.
The cancellation is the latest failure for Sony in the GaaS (Games as a Service) space, concorde The company was certainly a hit, but Helldivers II Last year, the company reportedly canceled several other live service games over the past few years, including a game based on Spider-Man. Sony Interactive Entertainment has cut approximately 1,120 jobs across its various studios in 2024, including Bungie, Naughty Dog, and Insomniac, part of an unfortunate trend in the industry.