Sony has announced that it has shut down Firewalk Studios, the developer behind the multiplayer-shooter sport Concord. Moreover, Concord has been completely sundown, dashing any hopes of a revival.
“The PvP first particular person shooter style is a aggressive house that’s repeatedly evolving, and sadly, we didn’t hit our targets with this title,” Sony stated in a press release. “We’ll take the teachings discovered from Concord and proceed to advance our dwell service capabilities to ship future development on this space.”
Sony has additionally closed down Neon Koi, a cell studio that was engaged on an motion sport that may now not be transferring ahead. Neon Koi was beforehand referred to as Savage Recreation Studios and it was acquired by Sony in 2022.
In keeping with Bloomberg, 210 workers can be impacted, with 172 from Firewalk and 38 from Neon Koi dropping their jobs.
Final month, Concord director Ryan Ellis reportedly stepped right down to a help function whereas the way forward for Firewalk remained unclear. Staff had been reportedly pitching future initiatives whereas others had been anticipating layoffs and getting ready their portfolios. Sony already suffered a spherical of layoffs earlier this yr.
Concord launched on August 23 for PS5 and PC, however was taken offline on September 6 attributable to low participant rely and reportedly low gross sales. There have been hopes from gamers and followers that Concord might make a comeback in one other type, comparable to going free-to-play, however now Sony has confirmed that the sport won’t be coming again. This marks the newest in a devastating collection of mass layoffs and studio closures all through the video games business.