PlayStation has canceled two stay-service video games, and one in every of them was reportedly primarily based within the God of War universe.
In an announcement to Bloomberg, Sony confirmed the cancellation of the 2 stay-service games–one from Bend Studio and one other from Bluepoint Video games. The one which Bluepoint Video games was engaged on was reportedly a live-service God of War game.
Sony additionally confirmed that whereas the studios will not be shutting down, it would not verify whether or not these cancellations will end in layoffs. Nevertheless, Sony is working with the studios to find out their subsequent initiatives.
Final yr, Bend Studio confirmed that it was engaged on a brand new IP, however it’s unclear whether or not it is the now-canceled undertaking. Sony acquired Bluepoint Video games, which labored on the PS5 unique Demon’s Souls remake, again in 2021. The studio reportedly helped out with God of War Ragnarok from 2020 to 2022 previous to the cancellation of its subsequent undertaking.
PlayStation’s stay-service initiative has to date produced blended outcomes. Whereas Helldivers 2 skilled huge success and gained many awards, Harmony was a monumental failure, finally culminating in its everlasting shut down and the closure of developer Firewalk Studios.
Sony additionally canceled its multiplayer The Final of Us recreation in December 2023, months after Future developer Bungie (which Sony acquired) reportedly evaluated its skill to interact gamers within the lengthy-time period.