PlayStation has cancelled another two live-service games
pcgamesinsider.bizSony Interactive Entertainment has ended work on two projects.
Bloomberg reports that PlayStation titles have been cancelled at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. Both projects were set to be live-service games.
These cancellations follow a "recent review" but Sony has said that it will continue to work on both single-player and online titles. Neither Bend nor Bluepoint are being closed, either. There's no word yet as to whether there will be layoffs as a result of these projects being axed. In an internal memo seen by Bloomberg, Sony said that it is “working closely with Bend and Bluepoint to determine what are the next projects and plan to do everything we can to ensure there is minimal business impact.”
A PlayStation spokesperson said: “Bend and Bluepoint are highly accomplished teams who are valued members of the PlayStation Studios family, and we are working closely with each studio to determine what are the next projects.
Sony has spent a lot of money trying to get into live-service games. The PlayStation giant has traditionally seen more luck in the single-player market thanks to hits from its first-party studios like Naughty Dog. The company acquired Destiny maker Bungie in early 2022 and published Helldivers 2 from Arrowhead Studios. Then there's Concord, developed by Firespark, which was pulled from digital stores less than two weeks after its initial release.
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