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05.03.2024 - 21:32 / pushsquare.com / Derby County / London Studio / Sony
Sony has confirmed that «some» unannounced games in development within PlayStation Studios have been cancelled as a result of the decision to lay off around 900 employees. In a separate article from Hermen Hulst, it's explained: «We looked at our studios and our portfolio, evaluating projects in various stages of development, and have decided that some of those projects will not move forward.»
Hulst continues by saying that the decision to cancel these games «is not a reflection on the talent or passion of team members». However, «sometimes, great ideas don’t become great games. Sometimes, a project is started with the best intentions before shifts within the market or industry result in a change of plan.»
Of course, details of what those cancelled projects are haven't been shared publicly, but given Hulst's comments, they could be interpreted to suggest some of the live-service titles Sony has greenlit in the past few years are no more. London Studio, which has been shuttered entirely as a result of today's layoffs, was working on such a project — it is almost certainly cancelled now. A fantasy-based online co-op game, the Blood & Truth developer was making a game set in London designed to bring «fantastical and magical elements» together.
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Hermen Hulst concludes: «PlayStation Studios will continue to be a creator-led organization driven by evolving our beloved franchises and bringing new gameplay experiences of the highest quality to our fans. Thank you all for your continued support.»
Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he can be found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.
Cancelling some of those expensive yet worn out sequels would be a good start. I would like to see some new IP.
A 2nd game is okay but a lot of Sony's IP is onto the 3rd+ game now.
obviously London studios game has been cancelled with the closure wonder what the others were
There goes the live service investments. Let’s hope they refocus on the single player titles that made the PS4 such a winner.
I was just having this exact conversation with someone from work.
Given the success of AA Helldivers, Sony probably don't want to pour additional millions in to unproven AAA gaas titles that they don't need anymore. I'm betting some of these are the cancelled projects.
Helldivers is colossal, GT7 is still doing the business, and
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