Sad News from God of War: Sony Canceled the New Game

2022’de BungieWith the acquisition of , for 3.6 billion dollars Live Service projects increasing one’s interest Sonyuntil 2026 It plans to release 10 live service games. had announced. Until the latest developments: This goal for the company now seems quite uncertain, and accordingly, it is preparing to cancel the live service projects being developed in two first-party studios.

According to local news sites, canceled projects Bend Studio ve Bluepoint Games It was being developed by.

Bend Studio, released in 2019 open world zombie action game Days Gone and classic Syphon Filter He is known for his series.

Bluepoint Games was acquired by Sony in 2021 and Shadow of the Colossus ile Demon’s Souls Remake A studio that attracts attention with its projects.

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God of War Project and the Fall of Concord

Sony explains the reason for cancellation of projects “a recent review” and did not give many details. Although the company announced that the studios would not be closed following these cancellations, employees whether to be laid off is still unclear.

One of the canceled projects was a live service developed by Bluepoint Games. God of War game It is stated that . No information has yet been shared about Bend Studio’s canceled project.

Sony’s latest live service initiative ConcordIt ended with a great failure. Concord was removed from stores weeks after its launch and The game’s development studio was closed. Now, to avoid experiencing the same fate again, Sony will cancel two important projects.

Sony President and COO Hiroki Totokithe company is still learning about live service games and is looking into multiplayer projects. investment He stated that they will continue to do so.