Sony Cancels Two Live Service Games, One of Which Is Believed to Be a God of War Title, but Is Holding Off on Closing Studios Behind Them
Live service games are a mixed bag that can become cash cows with seemingly endless revenue, or fail miserably only to bring great loathing from players who see their favorite franchise dismantled into its bare essentials or feel their time and money have been wasted on a shallow clone for a cash grab.
33% of triple-A developers are working on a live-service game
Publishers aren't ready to let go of live service game development with a recent report finding that 33% of publishers are currently working on one.
Sony Cancels Two Live Service Games Including God of War Multiplayer Project
Sony has also canceled Naughty Dog's live service The Last of Us game, with the studio now working on the single-player Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. The company recently entered a strategic partnership with Kadokawa, gaining access to major gaming and anime properties.
Another PlayStation Live-Service Game Reportedly Canceled
Sony reportedly shelves yet another one of its live-service games, marking its 11th such project cancellation in only three years.
Sony Reportedly Pulls The Plug On Two More PlayStation Live-Service Games, Including One Related To ‘God Of War’
Sony have reportedly cancelled two more PlayStation live-service games, including one based on their flagship 'God of War' franchise.
Devs Learned About PS5 Live Service Game Cancellations From News Report
According to a new report, Bend and Bluepoint developers knew their projects were being canceled at the same time everyone else did.
Bend Studio May Be The Biggest Victim of Sony's Short-Lived Live-Service Era
Sony's short-lived live service pivot has impacted a lot of PlayStation-owned developers, but Bend Studio has arguably been harmed the most.
PlayStation's Horizon MMO Reportedly Canceled
Just a week after Sony canceled two live service games, it seems another PlayStation property set to get a multiplayer spinoff has been canned. A massively multiplayer online version of PlayStation's Horizon Zero Dawn from South Korean developer NCSoft has reportedly been canceled following an internal review.
PlayStation’s live service cancellations might be the lesser of two evils
PlayStation has cancelled two live-service projects at Bluepoint and Sony Bend, and that hard move could be for the best.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Developers Left in the Dark as Sony Cancels God of War and Bend Studio Live-Service Projects
Reports noted that two live service games being developed at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games were scrapped, and the staff found out the day of.
PlayStation's live service mishaps spotlight the one area Xbox is undeniably dominating its rival
PlayStation was once aiming to have 12 first-party live service games all operating by 2026, with revenue from these games providing over half of Sony Interactive Entertainment's revenue. Of course, Sony's thought process back in 2022 — the majority of its games are big and increasingly expensive single-player titles that don't generate recurring revenue,
GDC's annual State of the Game Industry survey reveals 1/3 of 'triple-A developers' are working on live service games
We've expressed a certain creeping exhaustion with live service games more than once in these digital pages, and the ...
Has ‘Concord’ Scared Sony Straight On Its PlayStation Live Service Ambitions?
Concord was a genre-defining disaster for Sony, so has it caused PlayStation to rethink its entire live service approach?
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List of PlayStation Acquisitions and Canceled Games Paints a Grim Picture
Following last week's developments, fans have been compiling a list of recent PlayStation acquisitions and canceled games.
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Bend Studio Dev Comments on Studio's Future Plans After Game Cancelation
Following the recent cancelation of its live-service project, Bend Studio provides an encouraging update about its future ...