Previous to its launch final month, Sony had excessive hopes that Harmony can be the newest hero shooter to turn into a breakout title. Nonetheless, the reception has been so disappointing that Sony has determined to tug Harmony solely two weeks after its launch, with refunds going out to gamers who purchased it. Now, gaming professionals, journalists, and followers have shared their response to the information on-line.
Gears of Battle creator Cliff Bleszinski expressed his empathy for Harmony’s fast demise. His first-person shooter, LawBreakers, met the same destiny in 2018.
Artwork director Michael Maurino additionally expressed his emotions of solidarity with the workforce that introduced the sport to life.
Excessive disgrace about Harmony and I simply need to say you could have a world class workforce, intelligent and distinctive gameplay, tremendous interesting artwork and characters, extremely optimized efficiency, cross play, and a pandemic inflicting gamers to be dwelling on a regular basis and nonetheless face challenges. pic.twitter.com/xbV09YsJtM
— Michael go vroom (@Iron_Stylus) September 3, 2024
Unusual players on social media additionally shared their ideas on Harmony’s failure, and what it actually means for the way forward for each live-service titles and authentic I.P. video games.
Sizzling take: It is dangerous that Harmony failed. The PS5 period is thought for sequels and remakes. The truth {that a} new I.P failed solely means extra sequels and remakes are coming.
— Brandon S. (@OptimusHeim) September 3, 2024
It is not misguided or confused or harmful or some other silly bullshit. Meanspirited? Perhaps. However you understand what’s much more harmful in an precise materials sense? Having lots of if not 1000’s of individuals work on one thing for eight years that is been out of favor for 4.
— Kris Wolfheart (@KrisWolfheart) September 3, 2024
In the meantime, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier and Christopher Dring took purpose at players who celebrated Harmony’s demise as a result of it featured a various lineup of characters.
Each time a live-service sport with no hook or robust phrase of mouth fails to penetrate an oversaturated market, essentially the most annoying individuals on the planet shall be there guilty variety
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) September 3, 2024
Pricey Fanboys. When a sport on the console you don’t personal doesn’t do very properly, whether or not it’s Harmony or Hellblade or NES World Championships, it’s not a win for you. No person received.
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) September 3, 2024
The prevailing idea amongst followers and a few trade professionals is that Harmony may ultimately resurface as a free-to-play sport.
Fascinated by this loopy Harmony transfer i feel it was the most effective for Sony. Pulling it and giving refunds, reskinning the sport and relaunching subsequent yr as free to play is inevitable.
— Superboy (@GreyWolf513) September 3, 2024
In an ironic contact, Harmony shall be revisited in December as one of many episodes in Prime Video’s Secret Stage anthology collection.
That is only a reminder that when the Harmony devoted episode of this Amazon TV present releases, the sport can have been useless and offline for 3 months. pic.twitter.com/MvZoxLTi5P
— Christina Tasty (@ChristinaTasty) September 3, 2024
Some followers made jokes about Astro Bot taking on Harmony’s official web page.
Washington Put up video video games reporter Gene Park notes that lots of the remaining gamers in Harmony are basically killing their characters to degree up and unlock the Platinum Trophy earlier than it is unobtainable.
Harmony will formally shut down on September 6.