Sony appears to be aggressively reversing course on its streaming ambitions, at least according to a new report from Bloomberg. Report He says PlayStation has now canceled two more games for the live service, one from Bend Studio and one from Bluepoint Games. Although there’s no official word on what those games will be — neither company has announced a game is in development — Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier claims that one of the titles is set in the God of War universe.
The gaming company announced shortly after its acquisition of Bungie that it intends to launch nearly a dozen live service titles before the end of fiscal year 2025. However, this has been fraught with difficulties, with turmoil behind the scenes at Bungie itself, and many live service games The major ones either failed to launch or made mediocre post-launch performances. The most famous is Concorde 2024, which was launched and subsequently died within two weeks. While Helldivers 2 proved a success, it also proved to be an anomaly in PlayStation’s ambitions.
Bluepoint was acquired by Sony in 2021, having previously worked with the studio to develop remakes and remakes, including Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus. IGN report From around that time he claimed that Bluepoint’s next title would be an original title. As for Bend, former Days Gone director Jeff Ross (whose Bend studio published Days Gone) has claimed that Sony invested $250 million In her next project.
According to the report, Sony has not closed either studio and is not planning to lay off any employees. A memo to employees says the company is “working closely with Bend and Bluepoint to identify next projects and plans to do everything we can to ensure minimal impact to the business.”