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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?
After the catastrophe of Concord, Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game
Now? Not so much. A new Bloomberg report reveals that "following a recent review" PlayStation has canceled two unannounced live service games in development at subsidiaries Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. Bend is best-known for Days Gone and, back in the day, Syphon Filter, while Bluepoint mainly handles high-profile remakes like Demon's Souls.
Concord Failure Seemingly Has Sony Cancelling Other Live-Service Projects
According to Jeff Grubb, the high-profile failure of Concord has Sony reassessing all of its faltering live-service projects.
Sony seems eager to avoid another Concord level flop, canceling two unannounced live service PlayStation games
Sony has canceled two unannounced live service games. According to Bloomberg, a Sony spokesperson confirmed that they were canceled "following a recent review”. They were in development at two PlayStation studios, Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games.
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 Legend Shuhei Yoshida 'Would've Tried to Resist' Sony's Live Service Push
Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has said he would have tried to resist Sony’s controversial live service video game push. Yoshida, who was President of SIE Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment from 2008 to 2019,
Sony Reportedly Cancels Two More Live Service Projects
Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games' live service projects have been canned, but the studios aren't shutting down.
Report: Sony Cancels Two More PlayStation Live Service Games, One Being God of War
Sony is said to be cancelling two PlayStation live service projects, and one of them is a live service God of War game.
God Of War game cancelled by Sony as it axes more live service projects
Sony has cancelled two games at two of its biggest studios, as it dials back its live service plans even further.
Sony cancels new of God of War game
Sony has canceled two unannounced live service games, including a God of War game. Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games will not be shut down.
Sony Cancels Two More Unannounced Live Service Games
Sony’s live service woes are far from overs apparently, as the company has cancelled two more games, which were in development at Oregon-based Bend Studio and Texas-based BluePoint Games. The cancellations come courtesy of a report by Bloomberg,
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