Sony has canceled two more live-service games, one from a remake and remaster studio. Bluepoint and one more from Gone days developer Bend Studio in Oregon, the company confirmed Bloomberg. None of the studios will be closed, although the company has not yet said whether there will be any layoffs. “We are working closely with each studio to determine what the next projects will be,” the spokesperson said.
Bluepoint is the studio that created the famous remakes Demon Souls And Shadow of the Colossus. The company reportedly helped with God of War Ragnarok from 2022 to 2022, and after that worked on a live service project that was canceled yesterday, BloombergJason Schreier of G said in post on BlueSky. Bend Studio has been an in-house developer at Sony since 2000, with its latest project being an adventure game. Gone daysreleased for PS4 in 2019.
The cancellations are Sony's latest setbacks in the GaaS (games as a service) arena after an impressive sunbathing Concord in September 2024. Although the company was indeed successful Helldivers II Last year, the company reportedly canceled several other live-service games over the past few years, including one based on Spider-Man. Sony Interactive Entertainment will cut about 1,120 jobs in 2024 across various studios, including Bungie, Naughty Dog and Insomniac. unfortunate trend in the industry.