Concrete Genie Developer PixelOpus Is Shutting Down | Push Square
Concrete Genie team PixelOpus, which is a first-party developer part of PlayStation Studios, has put out a tweet saying it's being closed down. The post reads: «Dear friends, our PixelOpus adventure has come to an end. As we look to new futures, we wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to the millions of passionate players who have supported us, and our mission to make beautiful, imaginative games with heart. We are so grateful!»
In June of 2021, PixelOpus had been hiring for a new PS5 game built in collaboration with Sony Pictures Animation on Unreal Engine 5. This led to much speculation over what the project could be, with fans dreaming of a tie-in title with the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movies. It no longer looks like that experience will come to fruition.
PixelOpus also released Entwined, and has never been a particularly large developer within Sony in terms of how many employees it has. Still, Concrete Genie was one of the PS4's most unique experiences, and its loss will be felt on PS5.
Senior environment artist Bob Archibald adds: «I like to think that with Concrete Genie — we made the world an ever-so-slightly better place… and not too many games these days have the chance to try and do that. I will always be grateful for my time building imaginative worlds with this incredible team.»
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.
Wow wonder what happened since they was working with Sony animation. I was looking forward to their next game.
Yet they were hiring for a PS5 project using unreal engine 5 in 2021. I take it Sony didn't
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